SERS · PIPER PA-23-250 · 2021-04-05 · Springfield, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA21LA173
Event ID
20210405102871
Type
Accident
Date
2021-04-05
Location
Springfield, TN, USA
Coordinates
36.536694, -86.921167
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-23-250
Registration
N5018Y
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to abort the takeoff following a loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance of the left fuel cap by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a blockage of the fuel supply from the left-wing tank. Contributing to the accident was the instructor’s failure to maintain airspeed above the one-engine-inoperative minimum controllable airspeed after deciding to continue the takeoff.