From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 23, 2005, at approximately 0900 CDT, the pilot of an Ayres thrush S-2R aircraft lost power during an aerial spraying application and subsequently made a forced landing in the vicinity of Roby, Texas. The pilot in command was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 137 flight which originated at the hamlin municipal airport (14F), hamlin, Texas.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 23, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, THE PILOT OF AN AYRES THRUSH S-2R AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING AN AERIAL SPRAYING APPLICATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF ROBY, TEXAS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE HAMLIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (14F), HAMLIN, TEXAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.