# Accident 20070715016749A: Scwzer G164B, Sheldon, IL, July 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sheldon, IL
- Airport: Zoomer Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZUMG
- Location: 40.8000° N, 87.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8449K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8449K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 570 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715016749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT LOADED FOR SPRAYING, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON A GRASS RUNWAY WITH A SLIGHT TAIL WIND. IN DOING SO, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB DUE TO ITS WEIGHT AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND BEFORE THE PILOT COULD 'DUMP' HIS HOPPER WHICH WAS AT CAPACITY WITH CHEMICAL PRODUCT FOR AERIAL SPRAYING. THE AIRCRAFT THEREAFTER STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER IN THE ADJACENT CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT AND THE PILOT'S MOST SERIOIUS INJURY WAS A BROKEN LEG. THE REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CLOSE ACCIDENT REPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 CHI07CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA214), Jul 15, 2007: Grumman G-164B (N8449K), Sheldon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain a proper rate of climb during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's failure to dump the chemical load and the ditch which the airplane…

## Other reports on N8449K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970404013329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404013329I), Apr 4, 1997: Scwzer G164B (N8449K), Smith, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: while conducting FAR 137 agriculture spraying operations the aircraft encountered a whirlwind and the pilot reported that he was forced down until…

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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