# NTSB MIA76DKT93: Turbo Thrush, N5512X, Pahokee, FL, August 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1976
- Place: Pahokee, FL · PAHOKEE, FL
- Location: 26.8202° N, 80.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahokee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8202&lon=-80.6620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2938  76/8/24    PAHOKEE,FL          TURBO THRUSH        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2500
        TIME - 0900                    N5512X              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEM AIRSPRAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAHOKEE,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- USING REVERSE THRUST ON LDG ROLL.TAILWHEEL LOCK IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5512X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TURBO THRUSH
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chem Airspray

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760824030079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824030079A), Aug 24, 1976: Ayres S2R, Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Using reverse thrust on ldg roll. Tailwheel lock improperly adjusted.

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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