# Accident 20151026018159A: Piper PA-31-350, Everglades, FL, October 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Everglades, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0589° N, 80.4347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0589&lon=-80.4347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55GK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55GK-2016-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151026018159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DURING DESCENT HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS AND CRASH LANDED ON EMBANKEDMENT DESTROYING AIRCRAFT.RIGHT ENGINE EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT OFF APPEARED TO BE DEPLOYED IN THE ?OFF? POSITION. RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE SELECTED TO THE INBOARD ?MAIN? POSITION. LEFT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR, WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE OUTBOARD ?AUXILIARY? POSITION. FUEL CROSS FEED VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE ?OFF? POSITION. LEFT ENGINE EMERGENCY FUEL SHUT OFF WAS IN THE STOWED POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA026), Oct 26, 2015: Piper PA31 (N55GK), Weston, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's feathering of the incorrect propeller following a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from maintenance personnel’s failure to reinstall the flapper…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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