- Date
- January 11, 1986, 12:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- Schaumburg, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8470HPiper PA-28-236
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860111001609A
- Case key
- 13406
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Analysis
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8470H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8211018
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3A5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eugene Bouska, doing business as Holiday Airways
- Registered owner
- Herbert And Betty Jarosch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1985 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- 06C · Schaumburg, IL
- Airport
- 06C · Schaumburg Air Park
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 487 total · 143 in this make and model · 395 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.