# Accident 20170505008689A: Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80, Gypsum, KS, May 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2017, 16:08 local time
- Place: Gypsum, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 37AG
- Location: 38.6614° N, 97.3797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6614&lon=-97.3797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3045R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thrush S2R-H80 (registry code 8380310, https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2r-h80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC S2R-H80
- Reported engine: GE AV H80-100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,736 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170505008689A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 5, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HRS CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, THE AIRMAN, AND PILOT-IN-COMMAND, OF A THRUSH AIRCRAFT,S2R-H80, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AFTER LOSING POWER AND LANDING IN A FIELD EAST OF GYPSUM, KS. THE S2R-H80 IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PART 137 CERTIFICATE HOLDER.  PURSUANT TO THE AIRMAN'S VERBAL AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS,  THE S2R-H80 WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURE SPRAYING OPERATIONS SOUTHEAST OF GYPSUM, KS, APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM THE HOME BASE OF OPERATIONS AT MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 43K, MARION, KS.  DURING A PASS FOR SPRAYING, THE AIRCRAFT SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED IN POWER.  THE AIRMAN PUSHED THE POWER LEVER FORWARD AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO CONTINUE SPRAYING CONDUCTING SEVERAL MORE PASSES TO OFF LOAD THE CHEMICAL TO SEE IF THE POWER WOULD COME BACK.  WITH THE POWER NOT COMING BACK, THE AIRMAN EXITED THE SPRAYING OPERATION, AND HEAD TOWARDS 43K.  THE AIRMAN NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS WITH THE INTERSTAGE TURBINE TEMPERATURE (ITT) AT  523, FUEL PRESSURE AT 25.6PSI,  OIL PRESSURE AT 37PSI,  AND OIL TEMPERATURE  AT 67.  THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ALTITUDE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE IT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE SPRAYING OPERATION WHEN HEAVY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM BOTH EXHAUST OUTLETS AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF.  THE AIRMAN TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT (EAST/NORTHEAST) TO LAND IN AN ALFALFA FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE CORNER OF A PASTURE, STRIKING MULTIPLE FENCE POSTS, SLIDING THROUGH A GULLY AND STRIKING MORE FENCE POSTS, BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP IN THE ALFALFA 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 CEN17LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA176), May 5, 2017: Thrush S2R-H80 (N3045R), Gypsum, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during a low-altitude agricultural application flight for reasons that could not be determined during detailed examinations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.