Fatal Ferry Flight Attempted Despite Known Defects - AVweb

Despite a major fuel leak, a history of defects with the aircraft and the refusal by three other pilots to fly the aircraft, the owner of a Piper Navajo elected to attempt a ferry flight and died in a crash a few seconds after takeoff. The NTSB's preliminary report on the crash at Kearney, Missouri, on July 20 includes anecdotes from multiple witnesses who reported malfunctioning engines and fuel tanks that leaked "horribly" on the plane, which was last airworthy eight years prior. The lineman who fueled the plane that day took a video of avgas pouring from the aircraft onto the ramp.


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