# NTSB ERA15WA032: Ayres Thrush S2R, Karatepe, Türkiye, October 17, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 17, 2014, 06:30 local (06:30 UTC)
- Place: Karatepe, Türkiye
- Coordinates: 37.27111, 36.247222 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2711&lon=36.2472&mi=10
- 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): 90318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90318/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA032

## Factual narrative

On October 17, 2014, about 0630 coordinated universal time, an Ayres S-2R, Turkish registration TC-ZEC, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Karatepe, Turkey. The pilot was not injured. The local aerial application flight, which originated from Balikesir Edremit Korfez Airport (LTFD), Edremit, Turkey, was conducted under Turkish flight regulations. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Civil Aviation, Republic of Turkey. Further information can be obtained from: Directorate of Civil Aviation Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari No:128/A 06570 Maltepe/Ankara/Turkey Website: www.shgm.gov.tr This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Republic of Turkey.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-ZEC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES THRUSH S2R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2564R
- Engines: Pratt and Whitney R1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: ER-AH Aviation Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LTFD, Edremit
- Destination: LTFD, Edremit

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none

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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