Accident · 2005-12-26

NTSB case CHI06LA051 · Piper PA-31-350 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-12-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 (N711HG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: MIDWEST AVIATION LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Midwest Aviation

Probable cause

A loss of engine power in both engines while on approach due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations leading to him refueling the outboard tanks only.

Source: NTSB case CHI06LA051

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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