Beechcraft E18 crash, Oct 3, 2009, Jones Creek
Beechcraft E18 accident on October 3, 2009 near Jones Creek, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the...
- Date: October 3, 2009
- Aircraft: Beechcraft E18
- Location: Jones Creek, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the radio tower, which was unlit and not marked on sectional charts, per the NTSB.
A Beech E18S spraying a marsh for mosquitoes struck a 100-foot unlit radio tower with its right wing after a turn. The pilot landed in a pasture, where the aircraft killed livestock before hitting a pile of wood. The pilot was not injured, but the aircraft was substantially damaged.