EDINBURG, TX, USA
N91BB
PIPER PA-31-350
ACFT EXPERIENCED A DOUBLE ENG FAILURE. PLT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LEFT ENG FAILED, IN CLIMB TO CRUISE, THE ACFT ROLLED LEFT, THE STALL WARNING ACTIVATED, AND THE ACFT ENTERED A LEFT SPIRAL. THE RT ENG FAILED DURING THE TWO-TURN SPIRAL. PLT'S ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PLT SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A SUCCESSFUL GEAR UP EMERG LNDG ON A ROAD, HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH ENG FUEL SYSTEMS WERE CONTAMINATED WITH WATER AND DISSOLVED SOLIDS. ACFT HAD JUST BEEN REFUELED AT A FOREIGN AIRPORT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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