# Accident 20180719014559A: Fisher Michael E CELEBRITY, Patriot, IN, July 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Patriot, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7947° N, 84.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7947&lon=-84.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228LC-2018-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fisher Michael E CELEBRITY (registry code 05625TB, https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-michael-e-celebrity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FISHER MICHAEL E CELEBRITY
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,020 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180719014559A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A CORN FIELD WITH STALKS REACHING AS HIGH AS EIGHT FEET. 38° 47?41? - 84° 49?13? LOCATION OF ACCIDENT SITE. PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE APPEARS TO BE AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP BASED ON IMPACT DIRECTION AND DEBRIS PATH. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE ON-SCENE. THE FAA INSPECTOR NOTED THAT BOTH OF THE RIGHT WINGS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND FROM EACH OTHER. BOTH OF THE LEFT WINGS REMAINED CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BUT WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST 10 FEET FORWARD OF THE IMPACT. THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES FOR THE LEFT WINGS, RUDDER, AND ELEVATOR REMAINED CONNECTED TO THE COCKPIT CONTROLS BUT WAS CUT TO REMOVE THE PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE.

PIECES OF LEADING EDGE, RIBS, SPARS AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM ONE OF THE WINGS WERE LOCATED 1/4-MILE NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. PORTIONS OF THE RIGHT WING SPAR CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 TO 400 YARDS FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. 38° 47?45? N -84° 49?11? W PART OF LOWER WING SPAR.

38° 47?42? N -84° 49?12? W PART OF RT. LOWER WING SPAR LOCATED. 38° 47?47? N -84° 49?9? W PART OF RT. LOWER LEADING EDGE. 38° 47?44? N -84° 49?11? W PART OF LOWER WING FABRIC. 38° 47?46? N -84° 49?10? W PART OF LOWER LEADING EDGE. 38° 47?42? ? 84° 49?12? AND 38° 47?46? ? 84° 49?12? LOOSE PIECES DEBRIS.

FURTHER EVALUATION TO BE CONDUCTED BY NTSB WITH RESULTS TO FOLLOW.

## 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 CEN18FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA282), Jul 19, 2018: Fisher Celebrity (N228LC), Patriot, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight separation of the right wing due to upward and rearward bending that led to an overstress fracture. The reason for the upward and rearward bending could not be determined based on the…

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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