# Accident 19801115073919A: Piper PA25235, Chrisman, IL, November 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1980, 16:20 local time
- Place: Chrisman, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8044° N, 87.6749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chrisman, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8044&lon=-87.6749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8830L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8830L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 21 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115073919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PREMATURE FUEL DEPLETION DUE TO LEAKY FUEL PRIMER LINE. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL SUPPLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV04), Nov 15, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N8830L), Chrisman, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8830L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810615041689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810615041689I), Jun 15, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N8830L), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently closed throttle with shirt sleeve cuff opening during swath run resulting in force landing.
- [Incident 19810409026329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409026329I), Apr 9, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N8830L), Knox, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft struck trees during a demonstration flight for aeril application certification.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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