Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 24, 2012 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 24, 2012 near Leesburg, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Inadequate preflight...
- Date: December 24, 2012
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Leesburg, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadequate preflight planning led to fuel exhaustion, with faulty fuel quantity senders contributing. The pilot's judgment was likely impaired by prescription medication and marijuana.
A Navajo Chieftain took off from a residential airpark with no fuel available, bound for an airport about 37 miles away. The pilot was told of the low fuel state shortly after departure, and about 20 minutes later both engines lost power and the aircraft fell into trees and terrain. Post-accident checks found the tanks essentially empty.