What happened
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(-23) On 2/18/00, 0748 PST, seven miles south of Elko, Nevada, N4011Y, an Ayres turbo-thrush (S2R-600) agriculture airplane lost engine power and crash landed on a brush covered hillside. The airplane remained upright, but sustained substantial damages. The pilot (sole occupant) was unhurt. The airplane was repositioning and the hopper was empty. There were no fires. The pilot and an eye witness stated that the engine made a loud bank, black smoke poured out of the exhaust stack, and it lost all power. This airplane and the airplane flown by the eye witness were headed to a work site to seed for the blm. The Garrett TPE-331 engine will be town down and inspected by the FAA and NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 2/18/00, 0748 PST, SEVEN MILES SOUTH OF ELKO, NEVADA, N4011Y, AN AYRES TURBO-THRUSH (S2R-600) AGRICULTURE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASH LANDED ON A BRUSH COVERED HILLSIDE. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED UPRIGHT, BUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS UNHURT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPOSITIONING AND THE HOPPER WAS EMPTY. THERE WERE NO FIRES. THE PILOT AND AN EYE WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANK, BLACK SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACK, AND IT LOST ALL POWER. THIS AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE FLOWN BY THE EYE WITNESS WERE HEADED TO A WORK SITE TO SEED FOR THE BLM. THE GARRETT TPE-331 ENGINE WILL BE TOWN DOWN AND INSPECTED BY THE FAA AND NTSB.
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