- Date
- November 10, 1983, 19:30 local (Nov 11, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Yuma, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N89610Ayres Thrush Commander
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24087
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Analysis
The acft collided with the ground during a spraying mission after the engine reportedly lost power. The plt stated that he had a loss of power in a swath turn, slowed up and hit the ground. The acft engine was examined after the accident and found 'unremarkable' and 'operable.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89610
- Reported as
- Ayres Thrush Commander (THRUSH COM)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1631R
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Valley Sprayers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1983 · 174 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 100 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F