Piper PA-24-250 accident near St. Jacob, IL
On July 2, 2022, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. Jacob, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 2, 2022
- Place
- St. Jacob, IL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.729°N, 89.803°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220702105410
Official records · CEN22FA298
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 2, 2022, at 1135 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N5235P, was involved in an accident near St. Jacob, Illinois. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot rated passenger received serious injuries and the pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. The private pilot/airplane owner and his son departed in the accident airplane from St Louis Metro-East Airport/Shafer Field (IL48), St Jacob, Illinois, to pick up the airline-transport-pilot-rated passenger at Eagle Creek Airpark (EYE), Indianapolis, Indiana. The pilot was to familiarize the pilot-rated passenger with the airplane so that he could later provide flight instruction to the pilot’s son. Before departure from IL48, the airplane was “topped off” with fuel by the pilot’s son, and no fuel was obtained at EYE. Before departure from EYE, an “abrupt” airplane preflight was performed and the airplane fuel system was not sumped, and the fuel level within the fuel tanks was not [visually] checked. Upon return to IL48, the pilot’s son stated that he exited the airplane and at that time the right fuel tank gauge indicated just under a ¼ tank, and the left fuel tank gauge indicated just under ½ tank; he estimated there was about 12 gallons of fuel remaining. The pilot’s son stated that after he exited the airplane, his father and the pilot-rated passenger switched seats so that the pilot-rated passenger was in the left seat and the his father was in the right seat. They then performed five normal takeoffs and full
Probable cause
The inadequate maintenance of the airplane fuel system that resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
