CHI92DEX02
1992-07-09 · INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport MQJ
N40TS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA46R-350T, built 2010), which was not involved in this event.
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
FUEL STARVATION DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION.
Factual narrative
PILOT SELECTED AUXILIARY TANK FOR STARTING, AND DID NOT SELECT MAIN TANKS AFTER START. ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT 350 FEET. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS BUT DID NOT GET ENGINE RESTARTED. FORCED LANDING WAS MADE SHORT OF RUNWAY IN TALL CORN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1992_CHI92DEX02.txt.
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