Piper PA-28RT-201T N8277W

Summary

On 19 January 1998 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T registered N8277W was involved in an accident near Naperville, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 January 1998 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Naperville, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.7297, -88.1193

Aircraft

Piper PA-28RT-201T

Registration

N8277W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI98LA081

1 person was seriously injured.

improper preflight planning and preparation by the pilot which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he was about 7-miles from his home airport when the '...engine began to run rough and quit.' He said he attempted to restart the engine without success. After he picked out a field for a forced landing the pilot said the engine restarted and ran rough. He said the '...prop was windmilling and the engine started sputtering just before touchdown...' on a snow-covered field. The on-scene investigation revealed no mechanical anomalies with the engine or airframe that would prevent flight. No evidence of fuel was found in the fuel tanks, on the ground near the airplane, the fuel servo, fuel manifold, or injector ports. The throttle arm was found in the 'Closed' position on the throttle body.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.