Cessna A188B N4725R

Summary

On 19 July 2011 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N4725R, operated by Agri-Green Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Greenstown, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 2011 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenstown, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.4786, -85.8992

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N4725R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Agri-Green Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Greenstown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA495

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from vegetation that caused increased drag during a low-level maneuvering flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was spraying a corn field at a low altitude. He said that the airplane spray booms contacted the corn and the corn debris accumulated on the boom. He performed a forced landing to a field after the airplane was unable to maintain airspeed and altitude due to the increase in drag. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.