Piper PA-31-350 N711HG

Summary

On 27 December 2005 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N711HG, operated by Midwest Aviation, was involved in an accident near Marshall, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 December 2005 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marshall, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.1167, -95.8222

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N711HG

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Midwest Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Guymon → Marshall

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CHI06LA051

1 person had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power in both engines while on approach due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations leading to him refueling the outboard tanks only.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The twin-engine airplane on a non-scheduled domestic passenger repositioning flight, sustained substantial damage on impact with snow covered terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power from both engines on approach. The outboards tanks were the only tanks requested by the pilot to be refuled prior to departure. An on-scene examination revealed that the airplane's tanks exhibited no fuel. No pre-impact anomalies were detected with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.