- Date
- July 15, 2007, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sheldon, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8449KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Springfield, IL FSDO
- FAA report
- 20070715016749A
- Case key
- 66515
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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 contacted.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane collided with terrain following a loss of control on takeoff. The pilot reported that he was taking off with a full load of fuel and chemicals when the accident occurred. He stated that the airplane lifted off and climbed to an altitude of about 500 feet when it began to settle to the ground. The airplane landed in a bean field and contacted a ditch. The pilot stated that he did not have time to dump the chemical load prior to impacting the ground. The takeoff was being made on a 2,000 foot long, grass airstrip.
Factual narrative
The airplane collided with terrain following a loss of control on takeoff. The pilot reported he was taking off with a full load of fuel and chemicals when the accident occurred. He stated the airplane lifted off and climbed to an altitude of about 500 feet when it began to settle to the ground. The airplane landed in a bean field and contacted a ditch. The pilot stated he did not have time to dump the chemical load prior to impacting the ground. The takeoff was being made on a 2,000 foot long, grass airstrip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8449K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 699B
- Engine
- Garrett RP331-1, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Zumwalt Agricultural
- Registered owner
- Rosaschi Dusters, inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- PVT · Sheldon, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 1,011 total · 704 in this make and model · 940 as pilot in command · 308 in the last 90 days · 154 in the last 30 days · 18 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Observed at
- IKK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.