Accident: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164B
Jun 12, 2015 · Foster, NE
NTSB numberCEN15LA271Event id20150615X53251
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power during a low-level aerial application flight due to fuel exhaustion following the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that led to his assumption that sufficient fuel was on board for the flight based on his reliance on a fuel gauge that indicated the incorrect fuel level.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164B
- Registration
- N48687
- Year built
- 1976
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 137: agricultural
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of engine power (total)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (OFK)20 nm (37 km) south-east
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