# Accident 19950416008049A: Piper PA28181, Chicago/Schaumb, IL, April 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1995, 17:20 local time
- Place: Chicago/Schaumb, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg Air Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9800° N, 88.0802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9800&lon=-88.0802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8397Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8397Y-1995-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416008049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGAGED IN LOW LEVEL ACROBATIC MANUEVERS FOR AIRPORT CLOSING CROWD. BEGAN SNAP ROLL A 600 FT AGL IMPACTED FLAT. (-23) ON APRIL 16, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 CDT, PIPER PA-28-181, N8397Y, PILOTED BY PIC EUGENE J. BOUSKA WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD DEPARTED SCHAUMBURG AIRPORT (06C) AT SCHAUMBURG, IL. HE ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS MANEUVERS OVER THE AIRPORT AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF N8397Y WHILE INVERTED AT A LOW LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA123), Apr 16, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N8397Y), Schaumburg, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, HIS RESULTANT IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AN APPARENT AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS…

## Other reports on N8397Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860205011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860205011359I), Feb 5, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N8397Y), Andover, IA, Minor damage. Precautionary landing in a field due to deteriorating weather as reported by pilot. Nose wheel was damaged.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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