# NTSB Accident CHI94LA351
> **PIPER PA-23-160** · 1994-09-30 · WEST CHICAGO, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA351
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02232
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-09-30
- **Location:** WEST CHICAGO, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.880592, -88.219848
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-160
- **Registration:** N5272A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to use the manual hydraulic pump to lower the landing gear.  Factors were the failure of the fuel selector handle, the subsequent fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to properly crossfeed and restart the left engine.

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