Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 17, 2008, Mount Isa
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 17, 2008 near Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel starvation. The pilot did not...
- Date: July 17, 2008
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel starvation. The pilot did not monitor the outboard tank quantity, misdiagnosed the engine power losses, and the aircraft was not configured for the forced landing (ATSB AO-2008-048).
A Piper PA-31 Navajo Chieftain flying from Century Mine to Mount Isa lost power in the left engine and then the right engine. The pilot declared a MAYDAY and made an off-field landing in bushland about 22 km north of Mount Isa. The sole occupant, the pilot, was seriously injured.