- Date
- August 14, 1984, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Nampa, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5553XRockwell Thrush SR2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840814040449A
- Case key
- 39989
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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.
Analysis
The acft began to lose power while engaged in aerial application so the plt dumped his load and headed for the airstrip. Enroute the power deteriorated so the plt elected to land. Cutting the mixture gave the engine a surge which caused an overshoot into standing corn. The cause of the power loss was found to be a failed throttle bolt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5553X
- Reported as
- Rockwell Thrush SR2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1753R
- Airframe hours
- 4,658
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- William And Gary Hubler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1984
- Departed
- Nampa, ID
- Destination
- Nampa, ID
- Airport
- 64U · Hubler Field
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,246 total · 1,245 in this make and model · 245 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5553X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.