SERS · Piper PA-30 · 1999-01-05 · FAIRFIELD, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD99LA026
Event ID
20001204X00065
Type
Accident
Date
1999-01-05
Location
FAIRFIELD, VA, USA
Coordinates
37.880485, -79.300041
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-30
Registration
N3TH
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The owner's failure to comply with the Airworthiness Directive and the subsequent fuel system filter blockage by ice leading to fuel starvation and power loss of the right engine. Additionally, the pilot's improper selection of the left auxiliary fuel tank position and the subsequent fuel starvation and power loss of the left engine. Contributing factors were low temperature (below freezing) conditions and the pilot's failure to follow procedures delineated in the Owner's Handbook.