Schaumburg Air Park Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Schaumburg, Illinois 60172
Saturday, January 11, 1986 12:25 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED THE DAY BEFORE IN BUFFALO NEW YORK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO CHICAGO,IL. THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOUR HOURS AND THIRTY MINUTES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WITHOUT REFUELING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO SCHAUMBURG, IL WHERE THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A STATE HIGHWAY STRIKING A CAR AND A ROW OF MAILBOXES. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT HE HAD 15.1 GALS OF FUEL REMAINING WHEN HE DEPARTED CHICAGO FOR SCHAUMBURG. HIS CALCULATION WAS BASED ON THE 4.5 HRS. FLOWN THE DAY BEFORE AT 75% POWER WITH 72 USABLE GALS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LESS THAN ONE QUART OF FUEL REMAINING AFTER THE CRASH LANDING.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/11/1986
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1225
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City SCHAUMBURG
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 60172
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SCHAUMBURG AIR PARK
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 360
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1150 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 240
Weather Observation Facility ID DPA
Elevation of weather observation facility 706
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 4
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 230
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
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) 254
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jan 11 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1250
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30469
Date of most recent change to record Jan 10 2001 2:57PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8470H
NTSB Number CHI86LA064
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-28-236
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-28-236
Aircraft Serial Number 28-8211018
Certified Max Gross Weight 3000
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 Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Oct 3 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 58
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name HERBERT AND BETTY JAROSCH
Aircraft Owner Street Address 301 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROAD
Aircraft Owner City ELK GROVE VIL.
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60007
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name EUGENE BOUSKA
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 901 W. IRVING PARK ROAD
Operator City SCHAUMBURG
Operator State IL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 60172
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 MDW
Departure City CHICAGO
Departure State IL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1200
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 06C
Destination City SCHAUMBURG
Destination State IL
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 10 2001 2:56PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --