# NTSB Accident CHI07CA214
> **Grumman G-164B** · 2007-07-15 · Sheldon, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07CA214
- **Event ID:** 20070831X01288
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-15
- **Location:** Sheldon, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.799999, -87.529441
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman
- **Model:** G-164B
- **Registration:** N8449K
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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