- Date
- August 24, 1990, 21:45 local (Aug 25, 1990, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Schaumburg, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N29463Cessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900824036109A
- Case key
- 14757
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain a proper climb rate after takeoff. Factors related to the accident are misjudgement of the aircraft takeoff weight, and overconfidence in the ability of the aircraft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft collided with a 60 foot tree one-half mile from the departure end of the runway and crashed into a residential area. The owner/second pilot stated that the aircraft required the entire length of the 3,000 foot runway to get airborne. Investigation revealed that the takeoff weight was approximately 2400 pounds. Maximum gross weight is 2350 pounds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29463
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700905
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas R. Fries
- Airport
- 06C · Schaumburg, runway 28, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,750 total · 35 in this make and model · 1,750 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD, 8 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.