Cessna 150L accident near Schaumburg, IL
On July 8, 2003, a Cessna 150L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Schaumburg, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 8, 2003
- Place
- Schaumburg, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.990°N, 88.111°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030710X01066
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2003, about 1324 central daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N10257, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain about one quarter mile west of the departure end of runway 29 (3,800 feet by 100 feet, concrete) at Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C), near Schaumburg, Illinois. A post impact fire occurred. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight was originating from 06C at the time of the accident. A witness, who was a flight instructor, stated that he saw the airplane take off and climb at a steep angle in what he described as a "short field takeoff." He said that the tail of the airplane dropped and the nose pitched upward into a "steep angle of attack." He said that he lost sight of the airplane behind some trees. He regained sight of the airplane. He said the airplane was in a "spin" in a nose down attitude. He stated that he heard the engine running. The Cook County Sheriff's Police report contained a witness statement that said that the airplane turned toward the south at a steep pitch angle. That witness stated that the plane made a quick half turn and headed toward the ground. He lost sight of the airplane and then saw white smoke that turned to black smoke. A Metra commuter train signal maintainer who was working in the area and heard the airplane impact the ground, stated: I ran to the plane to assist whoever was inside. I attempted to wake up the pilot but could
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining airplane control and the inadvertent stall he encountered during initial climb.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
