ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316142
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 June 2023 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Grumman-Schweizer G-164B Ag-Cat (turbine) |
| Owner/operator: | Gasper Air Spray Inc |
| Registration: | N7503H |
| MSN: | 825B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6978 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Beltrami, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Gasper Airport, MN (MY59) |
| Gasper Airport, MN (MY59) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 27, 2023, about 1855 central daylight time, a Schweizer G-164B, N7503H, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beltrami, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 flight.
The accident occurred near the completion of the pilot’s 2nd spray load of the field and 19th spray load of the day. The airplane impacted a field that was located about ¼ mile northwest of the field being sprayed. The impact heading was northwest and the airplane came to rest inverted on a southeast heading about 45 ft from the initial impact. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Debris at the initial impact point included underbelly components of the airplane, including the spray pump. Ground scars from both wings were located on each side of the initial impact point (see Photo 1). No preimpact anomalies were found with the flight control system. Fuel was observed on the ground at the accident site, and fuel that was drained had no indications of water or sediment.
The airplane was retained for examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/pilot-found-dead-after-plane-crash-in-polk-county
https://kroxam.com/fatal-ag-plane-crash-reported-south-of-crookston/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N7503H
https://bringmethenews.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700/MTk5MDA3NTE1MjgxNzI5Mjk3/nwmnplanecrashfb.webp (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating the crash of a Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B aircraft near Beltrami, Minnesota.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 28, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2023 12:06 | RobertMB | Added |
| 28-Jun-2023 12:21 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Jun-2023 17:45 | AgOps | Updated |
| 28-Jun-2023 18:44 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 30-Jun-2023 10:31 | RobertMB | Updated |
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