# Accident 20030107002009A: Piper PA23250, Barrington, IL, January 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2003, 12:32 local time
- Place: Barrington, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1389° N, 88.2417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1389&lon=-88.2417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74AA-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030107002009A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 7, 2003, AT 1232 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-23-250 (AZTEC), N74AA, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN BARRINGTON HILLS, ILLINOIS, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER IN BOTH ENGINES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WATERTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RYV), WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, APPROXIMATELY 1145 CST, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT (06C), SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS. (-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH ENGINES STOPPED RUNNING.

## 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 CHI03FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA047), Jan 7, 2003: Piper PA-23-250 (N74AA), Barrington Hill, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation. An inadequate preflight inspection and the trees encountered during the forced landing were contributing factors.

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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