ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68424
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| Date: | Saturday 3 October 2009 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E18S |
| Owner/operator: | Brazoria County |
| Registration: | N797SB |
| MSN: | BA-172 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jones Creek, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Angleton, TX (LBX) |
| Angleton, TX (LBX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was spraying a marshy area for mosquitoes. After making a spray pass, he made a right 180-degree turn to an easterly heading and the right wing struck a radio tower. The pilot didn't know the extent of the damage and there appeared to be a "controllability issue." He elected to land in a pasture. During the landing, the airplane struck and killed a cow and a bull, then collided with a pile of wood, resulting in substantial damage. The unlit 100-foot radio tower was within the walls of a correctional facility, was used for ground communications, and has been there for several years. It was not marked on sectional charts.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the radio tower.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2009 06:50 | slowkid | Added |
| 04-Oct-2009 09:33 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 11-Jan-2017 17:52 | mojga | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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