# Accident 19930606017069A: Piper PA22135, Kewanee, IL, June 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1993, 09:45 local time
- Place: Kewanee, IL
- Airport: Kewanee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2392° N, 89.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2392&lon=-89.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8236C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8236C-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 12 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606017069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO MAKE RUNWAY BUT STALLED INTO CORNFIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 CHI93LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA191), Jun 6, 1993: Piper PA-22-135 (N8236C), Kewanee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N8236C (1)

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

- [Accident 19740106000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000199A), Jan 6, 1974: Piper PA22135 (N8236C), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Eng cutting out drg tkof,improper warm-up. Swerved off rwy to avoid busy road at end of rwy.

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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