What happened
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On July 5, 2015, at 1830 EDT, a Cessna 188B, N625EH, registered to swing wing inc., impacted terrain after it collided with high tension power lines. The pilot, conducting part 137 agriculture operations, sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meterological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Crawfordsville airport (kcfj) on July 5, 2015, at 1800 EDT.
The aircraft flew four east-west aerial application runs parallel to a set of high tension power lines situated along the south border of the field. After completing the east-west applications, he climbed the aircraft above the power lines towards a southerly direction in order to set up for a northerly direction spray run. Witnesses stated the aircraft struck the power lines in a left bank turn and subsequently impacted terrain approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Crawfordsville airport (kcfj).
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 5, 2015, AT 1830 EDT, A CESSNA 188B, N625EH, REGISTERED TO SWING WING INC., IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH HIGH TENSION POWER LINES. THE PILOT, CONDUCTING PART 137 AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CRAWFORDSVILLE AIRPORT (KCFJ) ON JULY 5, 2015, AT 1800 EDT.
THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FOUR EAST-WEST AERIAL APPLICATION RUNS PARALLEL TO A SET OF HIGH TENSION POWER LINES SITUATED ALONG THE SOUTH BORDER OF THE FIELD. AFTER COMPLETING THE EAST-WEST APPLICATIONS, HE CLIMBED THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE POWER LINES TOWARDS A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION IN ORDER TO SET UP FOR A NORTHERLY DIRECTION SPRAY RUN. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES IN A LEFT BANK TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRAWFORDSVILLE AIRPORT (KCFJ).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.