# NTSB Accident CEN15CA033
> **PIPER PA-23-250** · 2014-10-26 · Quincy, IL, USA · NONE
## 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.

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