Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Apr 7, 2023, Hill...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on April 7, 2023 near Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot likely did not...
- Date: April 7, 2023
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot likely did not action the checklist items to select main tanks for descent, so the auxiliary fuel was used up, causing fuel starvation. The pilot also misinterpreted the instruments after the right engine lost power (ATSB).
An Air Link Piper Navajo freighter ran out of fuel in the auxiliary tanks, lost power in the right and then left engine and made a forced landing near Hillcrest, Queensland. The pilot survived. The ATSB found the pilot likely did not select the main fuel tanks for descent and misread the engine indications.