Cessna 188 N878C

Summary

On 16 August 2014 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N878C, operated by Richard P Ranspot, was involved in an accident near Hearne, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 2014 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hearne, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.8708, -96.5904

Aircraft

Cessna 188

Registration

N878C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Richard P Ranspot

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA480

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a crop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was using the agricultural airplane to apply herbicide to a milo crop field. The pilot reported that, as the airplane passed low over the field, the airplane's underside contacted the heads of the milo. The airplane's left wing impacted a wire fence and a metal post, continued across a farm road, and ground-looped. The pilot reported that there were no power-related or mechanical anomalies before impact. During an examination of the airplane and engine, no anomalies were found that would have prevented normal operation. .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.