Grumman American Avn G-164B N7015N

Summary

On 15 August 2025 at about 23:10 local time, a Grumman American Avn G-164B registered N7015N, operated by Christopher Larson, was involved in an accident near Fowler, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

15 August 2025 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Fowler, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.6150, -87.3310

Aircraft

Grumman American Avn G-164B

Registration

N7015N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Christopher Larson

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sheldon → Sheldon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA323

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 15, 2025, about 1910 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164-B airplane, N7015N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fowler, Indiana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight. According to the pilot, he departed a private airstrip just north of Sheldon, Illinois, earlier that day and had been flying for about 5 hours, stopping a few times for fuel and aerial application product. He was on his last spray run of the day when the engine suddenly stopped. The pilot advanced the throttle, but there was no response from the engine. He landed the airplane in a bean field. The wings and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot estimated that he had about 60 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the accident. The engine was overhauled 6 weeks before the accident and had accumulated about 155 hours. A postaccident examination revealed that the sensing line for the fuel control unit was severed. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.