Aviation accident MIA02FA048

1 fatal · Piper PA-31-350 · 2002-01-01 · Hollywood, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: MIA02FA048
Event ID: 20020107X00039
Type: Accident
Date: 2002-01-01
Location: Hollywood, FL, USA
Coordinates: 26.062778, -80.108886

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 4
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 5

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-31-350
Registration: N3525Y
FAR Part: 135
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: —
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate planning for a Title 14 CFR Part 135 on-demand air taxi flight, and his failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion while en route over the Atlantic Ocean, a power off glide, and ditching in the ocean.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown