Cessna A188B N625EH
5 July 2015 · Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 July 2015 at about 22:31 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N625EH, operated by Swing Wing Inc, was involved in an accident near Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.9756, -86.9197
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N625EH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Swing Wing Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crawfordsville → Crawfordsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15CA293
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the powerline during an aerial application operations.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted a powerline during an aerial application maneuver. The airplane sustained substantial wing and fuselage damage on impact with the powerline and terrain. The pilot reported that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2015 | Cessna A188B | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | Circle S Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2015 | Cessna A188B | Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Brazil | Globo Aviacao Agricola Ltda | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Cessna A188B | Albertson, North Carolina, United States | Aerial Spraying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2014 | Cessna A188B | Rozo, Colombia | Arroceros Fumigadores Asocoados | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2014 | Cessna A188B | Milford, Nebraska, United States | Roth Aerial Spraying Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2014 | Cessna A188B | Middleton, Tennessee, United States | Taylor James E | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2015 | Piper PA-17 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | Eric D. Stull | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2015 | Beechcraft 58 | Gary, Indiana, United States | Midwest Air Link | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Cessna 150L | Carthage, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Cessna 172R | North Vernon, Indiana, United States | Vincennes University | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2015 | Grumman American Avn AA 5 | Pekin, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Eurocopter EC120B | Goshen, Indiana, United States | Hanscopter LLC | No injuries | - |