Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Mar 12, 2019 (1 killed)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on March 12, 2019 near Madeira, Ohio, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Fuel starvation to the left...
- Date: March 12, 2019
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Madeira, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel starvation to the left engine and loss of airplane control due to the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed.
A Piper PA 31 350 Navajo Chieftain on an aerial survey flight from Cincinnati reported a fuel problem to air traffic control after several hours and tried to return. The pilot passed several airports, slowed toward single engine minimum control speed and crashed into a house in Madeira near a golf course, killing the pilot. The NTSB cited fuel starvation of the left engine and loss of control due to failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed.