# Accident 20220512006999A: Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80, Aurora, MO, May 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2022, 10:47 local time
- Place: Aurora, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K5KG
- Location: 36.9500° N, 93.7002° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9500&lon=-93.7002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510KK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N510KK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thrush S2R-H80 (registry code 8380310, https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2r-h80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE AV H80-100 (registry code 30170, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-av-h80-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC S2R-H80
- Reported engine: GE AV H80-100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,889 total, 321 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220512006999A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH FROM THE AURORA, MO AIRPORT. THE PILOT TURNED WEST TO ORBIT AROUND THE FIELD BEFORE ENTERING A SOUTH HEADING TO SURVEY THE FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED HIGH TENSION WIRES AND CAME TO A REST IN A WHEAT 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 CEN22LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA200), May 12, 2022: Thrush S2R-H80 (N510KK), Aurora, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not ensure clearance from a power line during a surveillance pass of a field to be sprayed.

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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