Schaumburg Regional Arpt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Schaumburg, Illinois 60159
Wednesday, February 9, 2000 18:15 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot's written statement, while he was on approach to Schaumburg Regional Airport the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot stated that he attempted to land on runway 29 but impacted the terrain approximately 100-feet short of the runway threshold. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had, 'Visually confirm fuel level in each tank prior to departure.' The pilot reported, 'The bottom line is that I did not check the fuel tanks at any time on February 9 [the accident date].' The pilot continued, 'Having flown from Schaumburg to Midway to Columbus and almost back to Fort Wayne on one tank...Fuel exhaustion never concerned me. Tough mistake.' Examination of the fuel tanks of the airplane revealed no useable fuel present.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

inadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and fuel consumption calculations not being preformed by the pilot. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the rocks/boulders, and the high vegetation.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/9/2000
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1815
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City SCHAUMBURG
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 60159
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL ARPT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 06C
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 110
Airport Elevation 800
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1825 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 94
Weather Observation Facility ID ORD
Elevation of weather observation facility 668
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Night/Bright
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 8
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 2
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 247
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 9 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2132
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Mar 11 2001 4:06AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9582Q
NTSB Number CHI00LA067
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model V35
Aircraft Series Identifier V35
Aircraft Serial Number D-8213
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 23 1999 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 100
Airframe Hours 4500
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name GRANDVIEW 1, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 24264 NORTH GRANDVIEW DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City BARRINGTON
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60010
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code CMH
Departure City COLUMBUS
Departure State OH
Departure Country
Departure Time 1625
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 06C
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Mar 11 2001 4:06AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 29
Runway Length 3800
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --