Piper PA-32-260 N40712
17 January 1999 · St. Charles, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1999 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N40712, operated by Valdemaras Bylaitis, was involved in an accident near St. Charles, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Charles, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.9201, -88.3002
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N40712
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Valdemaras Bylaitis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Mt. Vernon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight/planning preparation which led to inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and him becoming lost/disoriented. Contributing to the accident were the low ceiling, his lack of recent experience in instrument flying and the snow covered field.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he was returning to the airport where the flight originated because he encountered bad weather. When reaching the vicinity of the Lewis/Lockport Airport, Romeoville, Illinois, the pilot said that there were low ceilings over the airport which prohibited him from landing there. He then noted that he was running low on fuel. The pilot said that he was unsure of his position, but would attempt to find the Dupage County Airport, West Chicago, Illinois. When reaching the Dupage Airport area, the pilot said that the ceilings were low there too. The pilot said that he was just about to declare an emergency, when his airplane ran out of fuel. He spotted a large field and performed a forced landing. No fuel was observed in any of the airplane's four fuel tanks. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | Marquette, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-32-260 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | Fallbrook, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1999 | Piper PA-32-260 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Tropical Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-32-300 | Rifle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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