# Accident 20180518005559A: Pritchard Ernest E PRITCHARDS RV7A, Hanover Park, IL, May 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2018, 20:55 local time
- Place: Hanover Park, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9944° N, 88.1353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9944&lon=-88.1353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N667AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N667AZ-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pritchard Ernest E PRITCHARDS RV7A (registry code 05621EO, https://openairdocs.org/model/pritchard-ernest-e-pritchards-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1E (registry code 41860, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRITCHARD ERNEST E PRITCHARDS RV7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-GNX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 438 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180518005559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SCHAUMBURG AIRPORT(06C) TO THE WEST AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN18LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA181), May 19, 2018: Vans RV7A (N667AZ), Hanover Park, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff due to water contamination of the fuel system.

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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