Flying High And Running Out Of Fuel

Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crash near Riverwoods, Illinois

View of the right side of the Piper Chieftain that crashed short of Chicago Executive Airport.

Credit: NTSB
Out of gas, in the dark, the 1976 Piper Chieftain (PA-31-350) crashed on approach to the Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) on Nov. 18, 2011. The 58-year-old pilot, the air ambulance’s patient and an accompanying family member died, but a pilot-rated passenger and flight paramedic survived with...

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