# NTSB ERA15WA216: Thrush S2R-T34, Puebloviejo, Ecuador, May 5, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 5, 2015
- Place: Puebloviejo, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA AVP-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15WA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91202/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA216

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 5, 2015, a Thrush Aircraft, Inc., S2R-T34, Ecuador registration HC-CBY, registered to and operated by Aerovic C.A., collided with terrain near Puebloviejo, Ecuador. Meteorological conditions and flight plan information are unknown for the flight from Pista Estrella, Ecuador, to Pista Vinces, Ecuador. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the pilot, the sole occupant was fatally injured. The flight origination time was not determined. According to preliminary information from Ecuador personnel, the airplane experienced loss of control in-flight, and impacted terrain. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Ecuador. Any further information can be obtained from: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de la República del Ecuador Avenida Colón E5-56 y La Rábida Edificio Ave María Torre Sur Quito, República del Ecuador Phone: 593-02-223-8981 www.dgac.gov.ec This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained for, the government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HC-CBY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THRUSH S2R-T34
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T34-271
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34AG 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aerovic C.A.
- Registered owner: Aerovic C.A.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: Pista Estrella
- Destination: Pista Vinces
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; seat: single

## Weather



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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