# NTSB Accident CHI99LA066
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 1999-01-16 · CREAL SPRINGS, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI99LA066
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-16
- **Location:** CREAL SPRINGS, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.609336, -88.830238
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N3689W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

was the pilot having the fuel tank selector in the improper position and not following the airplane manufacturer's emergency procedures to restore a loss of power.  A factor in this accident was fuel starvation.

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