ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28259
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| Date: | Saturday 29 December 1984 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Ready Air Inc |
| Registration: | N801BR |
| MSN: | 31-241 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7357 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-M1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 40 miles Off Haïti -
 Haiti
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, Sarasota, Florida (SRQ/KSRA) |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport, Port Au Prince, H | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ABOUT 5 HOURS & 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, BOTH ENGINES FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AT 11,000 FEET APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM HAITI. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS USING MORE FUEL THAN NORMAL AND THE DESTINATION WAS CHANGED ACCORDINGLY. A SHORT TIME AFTER INITIATING THE DIVERT, BOTH ENGINES QUIT.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
FLUID,FUEL..EXHAUSTION
Contributing Factors:
DELAYED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA85LA070 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X41858&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=801BR
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1984/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-haiti/]
4. https://nnumber.org/N801BR/
5. https://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft/accidents/20001214x41858.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jan-2015 12:51 | plane-trace | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2015 16:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2015 16:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Oct-2017 17:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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