Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash, Dec 11, 2024, Vic...
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain accident on December 11, 2024 near Victoria, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inadequate...
- Date: December 11, 2024
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
- Location: Victoria, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inspection led to fuel exhaustion and total loss of power in both engines (NTSB).
A Piper Navajo Chieftain on an aerial survey flight lost power in both engines from fuel exhaustion about ten miles from Victoria, Texas, and made a forced landing on a service road. It hit three vehicles and a traffic light pole. The pilot survived.