Schweizer G-164B N7501A

Summary

On 15 July 2025 at about 21:00 local time, a Schweizer G-164B registered N7501A, operated by BI-State Air, Inc, was involved in an accident near Russellville, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 2025 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Russellville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Durham Airport (II68)

Coordinates

39.8550, -86.9592

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N7501A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1988

Engines

1

Operator

BI-State Air, Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Russellville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA254

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to establish and maintain the airstrip centerline during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane’s right wingtips contacting the corn that bordered the airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing from a 100-ft-wide grass airstrip in the tailwheel-equipped agricultural biplane. The pilot reported that during the takeoff run, as the tail of the airplane came up, the right wingtips contacted the corn that bordered the airstrip. The airplane subsequently veered further into the corn and spun around. The airplane’s wings, fuselage, and empennage were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.