Piper PA-30 accident near Claxton, GA
On June 25, 2023, a Piper PA-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Claxton, GA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 25, 2023
- Place
- Claxton, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.194°N, 81.854°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230626192441
Official records · ERA23FA274
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 25, 2023, at 1232 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-30, N7240Y, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Claxton, Georgia. The pilot, flight instructor, and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was operated by a flight school. According to the flight school’s assistant chief flight instructor, the purpose of the flight was for the flight instructor to prepare the pilot (who was the chief pilot and owner of a flight school) for a 14 CFR Part 141 proficiency check with an FAA examiner that was scheduled for the following day. The pilot-rated passenger owned the airplane and was onboard to observe and familiarize himself with the airplane. The planned activities for the flight included standard multiengine maneuvers, to include a single-engine minimum control speed (Vmc) demonstration and an instrument approach with a simulated loss of engine power. The assistant chief flight instructor also stated that the fuel payment cards in their airplanes did not work with new fuel pumps that had recently been installed at Swinton Smith Field - Reidsville Municipal Airport (RVJ), Reidsville, Georgia, so the pilot planned to get fuel at Claxton - Evans County Airport (CWV), Claxton, Georgia. According to ADS-B data provided by the FAA, the airplane departed RVJ about 1140 and flew to CWV, where it landed at 1151. According to the airport manager at CWV, while the flight crew was refueling the airplane there, the motor for the airport
Probable cause
The flight crew’s improper fuel management, which resulted in the airplane’s right engine being starved of fuel and its subsequent total loss of power.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
