# Accident 20140827017999A: Cessna A188B, Middleton, TN, August 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2014, 08:50 local time
- Place: Middleton, TN
- Airport: William L. Whitehurst Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TVBG
- Location: 35.1844° N, 88.8953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1844&lon=-88.8953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5850G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5850G-2018-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,370 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140827017999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A LEFT BANK WHEN IT HIT HIGH VOLTAGE POWER WIRES, WHICH SLICED OFF A LARGE PORTION (3/4) OF THE RIGHT WING.  THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND DIRECTLY UNDER THE POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 100-150 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT AND STRUCK SEVERAL TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST AT THE BASE OF LARGE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER ASSEMBLY WERE TORN-OFF FROM THE AIRFRAME AT FINAL IMPACT AND TRAVELED AN ADDITIONAL 70-80 FEET. THE WOODED AREA SEPARATED TWO SOY BEAN FIELDS THAT WERE BEING WORKED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SEVERAL PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE SPREAD OUT FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT TO THE FINAL IMPACT POINT. THE TAIL ASSEMBLY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TORN AND TWISTED IN ONE SECTION AND IT CAME AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. A HAND-HELD GPS WAS FOUND AT THE SEEN AND FORWARDED TO THE NTSB FOR DATA DOWNLOAD. NO AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW: TRAVELLED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOME TO REVIEW RECORDS AND FOUND THAT SHE HAD BEEN ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. NO OTHER RELATIVES ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO RECORDS. AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE, NTSB AND THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATORS THAT REVIEWED THE WRECKAGE. TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS LISTED IN BLOCK 13E AS 0000 THE INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE - NO HOBBS OR OTHER TIME KEEPING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT. MEDICAL RESTRICTION INFORMATION ALSO CALLED FOR "HOLDER SHALL POSSESS GLASSES FOR NEAR & INTERMEDIATE VISION". IT IS UNKNOWN IF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS WEARING EYE GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA409), Aug 27, 2014: Cessna A188B (N5850G), Middleton, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines during a low-level aerial application operation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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