# NTSB Accident CHI07CA220
> **Schweizer G-164B** · 2007-07-20 · West Liberty, IA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07CA220
- **Event ID:** 20070803X01102
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-20
- **Location:** West Liberty, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.586112, -91.220275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** G-164B
- **Registration:** N8490K
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with birds immediately after takeoff and the resulting loss of engine power.  Contributing factors were the fence and ditch encountered during the overrun.

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