# Accident 20240617007459A: Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-G10, Hebron, ND, June 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2024, 07:15 local time
- Place: Hebron, ND
- Airport: Chase Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LTIG
- Location: 46.9097° N, 101.9913° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9097&lon=-101.9913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N529KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N529KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thrush S2R-G10 (registry code 8380315, https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2r-g10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-10 (registry code 33977, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC S2R-G10
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE331-10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,625 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240617007459A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 17, 2024, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP MAINTAINED BY THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF A 14 CFR 137 FLIGHT. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PIC NOTED AN INTENSE SURGE OF POWER AND DECIDED TO ABANDON HIS APPLICATING MANEUVERS AND RETURN TO BASE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE POWER DURING HIS RETURN TO BASE. APROXIMATELY 2NM FROM THE PRIVATE STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PIC ELECTED TO JETTISON HIS LOAD OF PRODUCT AHEAD OF A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD, APROXIMATELY 1NM EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN WITH ONE MAIN WHEEL ON THE DIRT PORTION OF THE ROAD WITH THE RIGHT MLG IN A GRASSY DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO THE DITCH, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL GROUND LOOP WHERE THE LEFT MLG COLLAPSED AND THE TAIL WHEEL WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CEN24LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA239), Jun 17, 2024: Thrush S2R (N529KC), Hebron, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: Foreign object debris in the Negative Torque Sensing (NTS) system check valve, which impeded the flow of oil to the NTS system and the propeller governor (PG) reset piston, resulting in a total loss…

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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