Aviation accident ERA15FA088

4 fatal · PIPER PA34 · 2015-01-02 · Kuttawa, KY, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA15FA088
Event ID: 20150103X93856
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-01-02
Location: Kuttawa, KY, USA
Coordinates: 37.033611, -88.168891

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA34
Registration: N81291
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly set the left engine fuel selector before takeoff and to recognize the incorrect setting during the flight, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power on both engines.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown