# NTSB ERA13WA085: Thrush S2R-T34, Naranjal, Ecuador, October 2, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 2, 2012, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Naranjal, Ecuador
- Coordinates: -2.670277, -79.608886 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-2.6703&lon=-79.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13WA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85800/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85800
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA085

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 2, 2012, a Thrush S2R-T34, Ecuadorian registration HC-CFU, operated by a private owner, was substantially damaged following an engine failure and collision with terrain near Naranjal Province, Guayas, Ecuador. The flight's last departure point and its intended destination were from an unnamed dirt strip near Guayas, Ecuador. The pilot was not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Ecuador. Further information can be obtained from: DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION E5-56 Columbus Avenue and La Rabida, South Tower Building 10th Ave Maria. Quito, Ecuador This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-CFU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Thrush Aircraft, Inc. S2R-T34
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-276
- Airframe hours: 4140
- Engines: 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Sucre 112
- Registered owner: Sucre 112
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Naranjal
- Destination: Naranjal
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: single; flight hours: 15,493 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.11 inHg
- Observed at: SECU

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 18, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85800. 119 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement. (item 1, .PDF, 119 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40383900&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement.-Master.PDF

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.

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