Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jan 29, 2014, Aldinga
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on January 29, 2014 near Aldinga, South Australia, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: ATSB: Fuel starvation and...
- Date: January 29, 2014
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Aldinga, South Australia, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: ATSB: Fuel starvation and engine malfunction after the pilot set both fuel selectors to the auxiliary tanks during pre flight checks and did not return them to the main tanks before takeoff.
A private Piper PA31 Navajo (VH OFF) with a pilot and one passenger aboard lost power from both engines just after takeoff from Aldinga, South Australia, on 29 January 2014. The pilot landed straight ahead in the remaining space and the aircraft slid to a stop. The ATSB investigation found the pilot had set both fuel selectors to the auxiliary tanks during pre flight checks and did not return them to the main tanks before departure. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was substantially damaged.