Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the powerline during an aerial application operations.
NTSB analysis
The airplane impacted a powerline during an aerial application maneuver. The airplane sustained substantial wing and fuselage damage on impact with the powerline and terrain. The pilot reported that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN15CA293 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 5, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Crawfordsville, Indiana
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna A188B
- N-number
- N625EH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.