| Crash location | 39.794722°N, 84.820278°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Patriot, IN
38.838674°N, 84.826892°W 66.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N228LC |
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| Accident date | 19 Jul 2018 |
| Aircraft type | Fisher Celebrity |
| Additional details: | None |
On July 19, at some time after 1700 eastern daylight time, a Fisher Celebrity experimental biplane, N228LC, impacted a corn field near Patriot, Indiana. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight originated from the pilot's airstrip in Warsaw, Kentucky, about 1700.
When the pilot failed to return home, his wife notified authorities. The wreckage was located the following morning.
There were no witnesses to the accident. The airplane crashed in as cornfield with stalks about 8 feet tall. Wreckage examination revealed the airplane was laying on its right side. The left wings remain attached but were thrust forward. The right wings were missing. The left horizontal stabilizer was undamaged; the right horizontal stabilizer was crushed.
The right wings were located about 3 days after the accident about 250 feet from the main body of wreckage. Examination is pending.