# Accident 20230627008129A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Beltrami, MN, June 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2023, 18:55 local time
- Place: Beltrami, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KHRG
- Location: 47.5868° N, 96.6021° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5868&lon=-96.6021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7503H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7503H-2025-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W PT-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,895 total, 3,158 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230627008129A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE IN A STEEP CLIMB.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FIELD UNOBSERVED THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED WITH WINGS LEVEL IN A HIGH RATE OF DECENT WITH A NEARLY FLAT ATTITUDE. THE IMPACT HEADING WAS NORTHWESTERLY AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING ABOUT 45 FT FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT FATALLY INJURIED.  NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM OR POWERPLANT.

## 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 CEN23FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA269), Jun 27, 2023: Schweizer G-164B (N7503H), Beltrami, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A collision with terrain and subsequent nose over for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N7503H (1)

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

- [Incident 20031125034869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031125034869I), Nov 25, 2003: Scwzer G164B (N7503H), Walnut Ridge, AR, Minor damage. (-23) Airman had just finished conducting a maintenance flight and was taxiing to the hangar. A power cart was sitting to the right of the aircraft taxi path,…

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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