Aviation Accident Summary CHI85LA058

ROMEOVILLE, IL, USA

Aircraft #1

N1846J

PIPER PA-28-140

Analysis

WHILE EN ROUTE A TTL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. A FIRE THEN ERUPTED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY AND THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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