Aviation accident ERA18LA186

Name: aviation accident: Piper PA34 near Gulf Shores (2018-07-07)
Start: 2018-07-07
Location: Gulf Shores, AL, USA

MINR · Piper PA34 · 2018-07-07 · Gulf Shores, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA18LA186
Event ID: 20180707X14347
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-07-07
Location: Gulf Shores, AL, USA
Coordinates: 30.289722, -87.671669

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 5
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 5

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA34
Registration: N294AB
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight and in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion to the left engine and a total loss of engine power during an attempted go-around maneuver.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown