Cessna 195 accident near Kilmichael, MS
On November 25, 2004, a Cessna 195 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kilmichael, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 25, 2004
- Place
- Kilmichael, MS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 195 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.477°N, 89.635°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041203X01916
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 25, 2004, about 1501 central standard time, a Cessna 195, N195DD, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, impacted with the ground in a private resident's backyard after colliding with power lines in Kilmichael, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the Ackerman-Choctaw County Airport, Ackerman, Mississippi, earlier that day, about 1445. Friends and family members of the pilot stated the pilot and his son had dropped off the pilot's father, daughter, and niece, and were returning to Winona-Montgomery County Airport, Mississippi. The home of the pilot's in-laws resides nearby the airport. Witnesses at the in-law's house stated they saw the airplane fly over the house on a northerly heading, turn around and fly toward the house at a low altitude. The airplane's left landing gear collided with the power lines that span from east to west across the pond behind the house. The airplane nosed over and impacted the ground at the water line of the pond. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, who was seated in the left front seat, held a private pilot certificate with a single engine airplane rating issued July 16, 2003. The pilot held a third-class medical dated February 6, 2002, with no limitations. According to the pilot's logbook, the pilot had accumulated 212 total flight hours at the time of the accident and 96 total flight hours
Probable cause
The pilot's ostentatious display, flying at low altitude, resulting in collision with a static wire power line, in-flight loss of control, and collision with terrain. A factor in the accident was sun glare.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
