ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169253
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 2014 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B Agwagon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5850G |
| MSN: | 18801153 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hardeman County, north of Middleton, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bolivar, TN (M08) |
| Bolivar, TN (M08) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was applying chemicals to a soybean field when the airplane struck power lines about 20 ft above the ground. The outboard half of the right wing was severed from the impact with the wires, and the airplane crashed north of the power lines. Data from a handheld GPS recovered at the accident site revealed that the airplane was in level flight, at low altitude, and on a northerly heading when it impacted the wires. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a preexisting anomaly or malfunction. The propeller blades exhibited signatures consistent with power at the time of impact, and several tree limbs were found along the debris field with smooth, 45-degree cuts. Toxicology testing on the pilot revealed that he was taking medications for hypertension and edema. The pilot had not reported these conditions to the Federal Aviation Administration; however, the autopsy report revealed no evidence of a heart attack or any other incapacitating event.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines during a low-level aerial application operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5850G
Location
Images:
(c)Will Crump, 1999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2014 04:59 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Aug-2014 05:07 | Geno | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2014 07:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2014 06:02 | Will Crump | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Sep-2014 09:45 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 09-Jan-2016 09:49 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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