- Date
- August 11, 1984, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Quitman, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40241Ayres Thrush S2R-T15
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840811039909A
- Case key
- 31172
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the end of swath run the acft struck a piece of farm equipment during the pull-up. After the collision the plt noticed liquid trailing behind the acft as he returned to his departure airport. Upon ldg when the left wing settledclose to the rwy, the plt realized that the left main gear had been damaged in the collision. The landing was aborted. At about 75 ft AGL in the initial climb a total loss of pwr was experienced. The plt landed the acft in a corn field andthe acft was destroyed by post crash fire. There were no mechanical malfunctions prior to contacting the farm equipment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40241
- Reported as
- Ayres Thrush S2R-T15 (THRUSH S2R)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T-15-016DC
- Airframe hours
- 1,545
- Engine
- P&W PW PT6-15AG, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Browning Brothers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1984
- Departed
- 4J5
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 900 in this make and model · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VLD, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.