Beechcraft V35 N9582Q

Summary

On 10 February 2000 at about 00:15 local time, a Beechcraft V35 registered N9582Q was involved in an accident near Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 February 2000 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Schaumburg Regional Arpt (06C)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35

Registration

N9582Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI00LA067

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.