Beech V35 accident near Schaumburg, Illinois, February 10, 2000
On February 10, 2000, a Beech V35, registered N9582Q, was destroyed in an accident near Schaumburg, Illinois (Schaumburg Regional Arpt airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 10, 2000
- Place
- Schaumburg, Illinois · Schaumburg Regional Arpt
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · all V35s on the register
- Registration
- N9582Q · no longer on the register · serial D-8213
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 951 hours in all; 4 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 845 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 23, 1999; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520BA-10 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CMH Columbus OH at 10:25 pm
- Destination: 06C
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 3,800 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: at 4 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9582Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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