ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305599
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| Date: | Friday 6 January 2023 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E |
| Owner/operator: | Smith Aircraft Holdings LLC |
| Registration: | N13984 |
| MSN: | 27-4602 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near George Town-Exuma International Airport (GGT/MYEF) -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | George Town-Exuma International Airport (GGT/MYEF) |
| Hog Cay Airport (MYEV) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIA Bahamas |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E crashed shortly after takeoff from Exuma International Airport (GGT/MYEF).
The three occupants were not injured and the aircraft was written off.
The pilot in command of the aircraft advised that after takeoff from runway 12 and during climb out, at approximately 250 feet AGL, he observed a loss of power to the right engine. This was followed in quick succession by a loss of power to the left engine.
Subsequently, the pilot decided to identify a suitable area to land the aircraft, and upon observing an area of cleared land just to the right of the threshold of runway 30, he aligned the aircraft in that direction, at a heading of approximately 130°. As the aircraft descended the left wingtip of the aircraft impacted several trees first, before
the aircraft hit the ground.
It was found that the pressure crossfeed was in the “ON” position during takeoff, which is contrary to the Pilot Operating Manual, which states that the crossfeed should be OFF during takeoff and landing.
The AAIA lists the probable cause of this accident to be dual loss of power due to fuel starvation.
Contributing Factors include:
- Fuel management
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://ournews.bs/plane-crash-in-exuma-no-one-harmed/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13984
Location
Media:
PHOTOS: Photos of the Piper PA-23 aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff from the Exuma Int'l Airport this morning.#ournews_jan06 pic.twitter.com/SgKyTfjmjM
— Our News Bahamas (@OurNewsRev) January 6, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2024 08:17 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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