20141026018969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Quincy, IL · October 26, 2014

Date
October 26, 2014 · 19:50 local
Place
Quincy, IL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62791
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15CA033
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,499 total53 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reports fuel exhaustion approximately 2.2 miles west of Quincy Illinois airport (kuin). Aircraft landed in a farm field while on approach to runway 31 (both left and right engines were inoperative).

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTS FUEL EXHAUSTION APPROXIMATELY 2.2 MILES WEST OF QUINCY ILLINOIS AIRPORT (KUIN). AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FARM FIELD WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES WERE INOPERATIVE).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.