No fatalities

27 May 2023: PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SPA P180 — D & S MAFCO LLC — Sugar Land, TX

Sugar Land, TX, United States

On 27 May 2023, a PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SPA P180 operated by D & S MAFCO LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Sugar Land, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to complete required preflight checklist items and properly configure the flaps for takeoff. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to complete required preflight checklist items and properly configure the flaps for takeoff.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

PilotNot used/operated