# Accident 19840625027659A: Piper PA32260, Kankakee, IL, June 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1109° N, 87.8607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1109&lon=-87.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40712, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40712-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 57 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625027659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON AN EMPTY TANK. OTHER TANK WAS FULL.

## 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 CHI84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA265), Jun 25, 1984: Piper PA-32-260 (N40712), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40712 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990117005469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990117005469A), Jan 17, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N40712), St Charles, IL, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 17, 1999, at 1445 central standard time, a Piper PA-32-260, N40712, operated by a private pilot, lost engine power during cruise flight.…

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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