Cessna A188 N4912Q

Summary

On 13 April 2021 at about 12:52 local time, a Cessna A188 registered N4912Q, operated by A&C Ag Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Pineview, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 April 2021 at 12:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Pineview, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

32.1047, -83.5635

Aircraft

Cessna A188

Registration

N4912Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

A&C Ag Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unadilla → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21FA184

1 person died.

The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in collision with powerlines during an aerial application flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had been performing aerial application over the local area for about 1 hour and 45 minutes, and had two more residences to spray before returning to the departure airport. Witnesses and GPS data revealed that the airplane was travelling northeast, about 50 ft above ground level, when it collided with powerlines. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The powerlines were depicted on the area sectional aeronautical chart, and solar calculations revealed that sun glare was not a factor because the sun was approximately 23° above the horizon and 50° to the right of the airplane’s track at the time of the accident. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s inadequate visual lookout while operating at low altitude during the aerial application flight, which resulted in collision with powerlines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.