Angleton - Angleton

On October 3, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Angleton - Angleton experienced a crash involving Beechcraft E18, operated by Brazoria County Mosquito Control District, with the event recorded near Jones Creek Texas.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration N797SB, MSN BA-172, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 28.9686°, -95.4552°.