NONE · Piper PA-31 · 1999-09-30 · GREENFIELD, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI99LA357
Event ID
20001212X19724
Type
Accident
Date
1999-09-30
Location
GREENFIELD, IN, USA
Coordinates
39.790287, -85.770965
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
7
Total aboard
7
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-31
Registration
CGHOL
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the FBO employee improperly refueled the airplane with Jet A fuel instead of 100LL and the inadequate preflight by the pilot-in-command in that he failed to drain the fuel tanks during the preflight. Factors related to the accident were the low altitude at which the loss of power took place and the rough terrain on which the forced landing was made.