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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Springfield, CO · July 10, 2020

Date: July 10, 2020 · 10:03 local
Place: Springfield, CO
Airport: Springfield Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 3RGG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6917K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA278
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot

N6917KRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 522 B · Built 1979 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 07/10/2020 at about 11:00 MDT, a Schweizer Grumman G-164B aircraft, N6917K, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident just south of Springfield Municipal Airport (8V7), Springfield, Colorado. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries and succumbed to his injuries on 07/14/2020. The weather at the time was VMC.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/10/2020 AT ABOUT 11:00 MDT, A SCHWEIZER GRUMMAN G-164B AIRCRAFT, N6917K, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT JUST SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (8V7), SPRINGFIELD, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES ON 07/14/2020. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20LA278Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSpringfield, COThe pilot’s loss of visibility in the cockpit due to foam created by the chemicals loaded in the hopper, which resulted in collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the combining of chemicals known to produce foam and the pilot’s failure to…Jul 10, 2020 · Destroyed