Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jul 20, 2023 (1 killed), Mo...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on July 20, 2023 near Mosby-Midwest National Air Center, Missouri, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: July 20, 2023
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Mosby-Midwest National Air Center, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's decision to fly with known fuel leaks, no run up before takeoff and failure to abort, plus the mechanic's inadequate maintenance, led to partial right engine power loss from blocked injector ports (NTSB).
A Piper Navajo that had been abandoned for years was flying on a special flight permit to a maintenance base when it lost right engine power during takeoff from Mosby and crashed. The pilot died. The NTSB cited flying with known fuel leaks, no engine run up and inadequate maintenance.