NONE · PIPER PA-23-250 · 2014-10-26 · Quincy, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN15CA033
Event ID
20141029X73258
Type
Accident
Date
2014-10-26
Location
Quincy, IL, USA
Coordinates
39.943054, -91.194442
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-23-250
Registration
N62791
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in the total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing in a field. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's decision to use the slower emergency hand-pump to extend the landing gear instead of the available carbon-dioxide blowdown system, which resulted in a landing without the landing gear fully extended.