Cessna A188B accident near Middleton, TN
On August 27, 2014, a Cessna A188B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Middleton, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 27, 2014
- Place
- Middleton, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.184°N, 88.895°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140827X61204
Official records · ERA14LA409
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 27, 2014, about 0850 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N5850G, collided with high voltage power lines and terrain during aerial application operations near Middleton, Tennessee. The commercial pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137 by the pilot. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, aerial application flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Bolivar, Tennessee (M08) at 0724. Reportedly, the pilot was in the process of applying chemical to a soybean field when the accident occurred. There were no witnesses to the accident. The airplane struck high voltage power lines that were about 20 feet above the ground, severing about one-half of the right wing. The airplane then collided with the ground and came to rest in a wooded area adjacent to the field. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 73, held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane, single engine land ratings. He reported 5,370 hours of total flight time on his latest FAA second class medical certificate application, dated June 12, 2014. His pilot logbooks were not located after the accident. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe accident airplane was a Cessna A188B model that was manufactured in 1973. The low-wing, fixed landing gear, tailwheel-equipped airplane was fitted with a Continental IO-520-FcD engine rated at 285 horsepower at 2,700 rpm. The engine was equipped with a McCauley D2A34C two bladed, constant speed propeller. The airplane was owned by the pilot.
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines during a low-level aerial application operation.
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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.
