Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C in Eilat: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 2013 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4X-AKV
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Herzliya - Eilat
MSN:
31-8112021
YOM:
1981
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Herzliya, the pilot started the approach to Eilat Airport in excellent weather conditions. During the last segment, at a height of about 10 feet, the pilot initiated a go-around procedure following a misunderstanding about an ATC transmission that was given to another crew. The pilot mistakenly closed to fuel valve coupled to the right engine while trying to switch fuel tanks, causing the right engine to stop. Due to an asymmetric thrust, the pilot lost control of the airplane that veered to the right and crashed in a drainage ditch, coming to rest upside down. While both passengers were seriously injured, the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-60A-5-LO M LodeStar in Herzliya

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
2501
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18-2611
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. Both crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.