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Aviation accident ERA15LA149
1 fatal · PIPER PA-24-250 · 2015-03-09 · Fort Myers, FL, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA15LA149- Event ID
20150310X74323- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2015-03-09
- Location
- Fort Myers, FL, USA
- Coordinates
- 26.586666, -81.863334
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- PA-24-250
- Registration
- N6514P
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent placement of both fuel selectors to the "off" position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown