# Accident 20220805014159A: Piper PA-28-140, Vernon Hills, IL, August 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2022, 22:16 local time
- Place: Vernon Hills, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2588° N, 87.9480° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2588&lon=-87.9480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6460R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6460R-2024-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220805014159A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE TO CAMPBELL AIRPORT (C81), THE PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WERE INSUFFICIENT TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ROADWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK RAILROAD CROSSING SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT HAND WING. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THERE WAS ONE (1) OCCUPANT ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE WITH PERMISSION OF NTSB.

## 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 CEN22LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA377), Aug 6, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N6460R), Vernon Hills, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management, which led to a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the collapsed carburetor heat induction tube that…

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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