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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Schweizer G-164B · Dover, DE · September 9, 2025

Date: September 9, 2025 · 15:45 local
Place: Dover, DE
Airport: Chandelle
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: NBGG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8483K
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA342
Reported as: Schweizer G-164B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,888 total2,232 in this make and model325 in the last 90 days

N8483KRegistered now · Schweizer G-164BS/N 708B Airframe modelSchweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot was departing on an agricultural dispensing flight. Video of the departure along with the pilot's statement show the aircraft took off in a 3 point attitude as opposed to raising the tail first for better acceleration. Adequate flying speed was never attained and when the pilot pitched up slightly to clear powerlines a stall occurred. The aircraft continued into a wooded area approximaitley 400 yards north of runway 04 at Chandelle Airport (0N4). Aircraft impacted several trees, coming to rest in an inverted position.

Aircraft damage included broken wing attach points, aircraft propeller/gearbox, right main landing gear,

1 Wing fuel tank and various pieces of the aircraft, seperated from the fuselage, which deemed the aircraft destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING ON AN AGRICULTURAL DISPENSING FLIGHT. VIDEO OF THE DEPARTURE ALONG WITH THE PILOT'S STATEMENT SHOW THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE AS OPPOSED TO RAISING THE TAIL FIRST FOR BETTER ACCELERATION. ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED WAS NEVER ATTAINED AND WHEN THE PILOT PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY TO CLEAR POWERLINES A STALL OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO A WOODED AREA APPROXIMAITLEY 400 YARDS NORTH OF RUNWAY 04 AT CHANDELLE AIRPORT (0N4). AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES, COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED BROKEN WING ATTACH POINTS, AIRCRAFT PROPELLER/GEARBOX, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR,

1 WING FUEL TANK AND VARIOUS PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT, SEPERATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, WHICH DEEMED THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

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 ERA25LA342Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDover, DEThe pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low to recover.Sep 9, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8483K · 1

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

Accident 19900626022729ALow Level Operations · Deer Grove, ILFlying under wires, struck powerline, rolled inverted impacted and stopped upright. Damage to aircraft extensive.Jun 26, 1990 · Substantial damage