# NTSB Accident CHI01FA233
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 2001-07-21 · Chenoa, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA233
- **Event ID:** 20010730X01556
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-21
- **Location:** Chenoa, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.715557, -88.763885
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N27AP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadvertent stall the pilot encountered during his turn with an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel starvation on initial climbout and the improper in-flight decision he made to continue the turn.  Factors were the fuel starvation and the incorrect fuel tank selector position.

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