Piper PA-28-140 N1429T

Summary

On 11 September 2024 at about 15:46 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1429T was involved in an accident near Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. 2 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.

Date

11 September 2024 at 15:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Schaumburg Regional Airport (O6C)

Coordinates

41.9893, -88.1012

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N1429T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Janesville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA351

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew’s fuel mismanagement resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was giving instruction to a private pilot. After an uneventful flight, the airplane was near its intended destination airport to make a full stop landing. The engine lost power and a forced landing was made about 0.27 miles from the airport. During the landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both wings. The airplane had usable fuel in the right fuel tank. The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction had selected the left fuel tank, which ran dry. The engine lost power due to fuel starvation. The operator stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.