G-BASU

Safety history

• May 12, 1987Accident

  The twin engine airplane was completing a charter flight from East Midlands to Dounreay in the morning and from Dounreay to Lossiemouth in the afternoon, carrying seven passengers and a crew of two. During the takeoff roll, the airplane deviated twice to the right but the crew was able to correct. At a speed just below minimum rotate speed (101 mph), the aircraft yawed to the right, the right engine power fluctuated and a 'bang' was heard from the right side. The commander decided to abort the t

  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain

  Examination and testing of the Fuel Boost system showed the following caused for the Fuel Boost Inoperative light illuminating: - Failure of the fuel boost pump, - Failure of the fuel boost pressure warning switch, - Failure of the fuel boost inoperative warning light electrical circuit, - Lack of fuel at the input to the fuel boost pump. Full accident record