# Accident 19930917035029A: Piper PA32300, Madison, WI, September 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane Co Regional-Truax Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0995° N, 89.5005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0995&lon=-89.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823PJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823PJ-1997-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 36 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917035029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR EMPTY RIGHT TANK. FUEL IN OTHER TANKS.

## 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 CHI93LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA366), Sep 17, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N823PJ), Madison, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loose fuel selector handle/valve which resulted in an inability to properly switch fuel tanks.

## Other reports on N823PJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19960819041259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819041259A), Aug 19, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N823PJ), Crystal Lake, IL, Destroyed. Struck a garage during a forced landing. Fuel exhaustion occured. (-23) aircraft struck a garage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power.

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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