# Accident 20160623010549A: Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-T65, Lazbuddie, TX, June 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lazbuddie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 13MG
- Location: 34.4564° N, 102.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4564&lon=-102.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thrush S2R-T65 (registry code 8380314, https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2r-t65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC S2R-T65
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160623010549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 23, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, N127PB STRUCK A POWERLINE POLE  NORTHEAST OF LAZBUDDIE, TEXAS.  PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS.  ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT FLAP, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO  LAND THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, IN AN EMPTY FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA332), Jun 23, 2016: Thrush S2R (N127PB), Lazbuddie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to avoid the metering loop pole during an aerial application.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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