- Date
- May 10, 1988, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lind, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5660XAyres S2R Thrush
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880510041379A
- Case key
- 40813
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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
During an aerial application maneuver, a total loss of power occurred due to the number nine cylinder failing. A restart was attempted, but was unsuccessful. The pilot made a forced landing onto a very soft sandy field, where the aircraft nosed over inverted during the landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5660X
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R Thrush
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 186OR
- Airframe hours
- 3,830
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lind Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 25, 1988
- Departed
- 0S0 · Lind, WA
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,443 total · 1,206 in this make and model · 3,434 as pilot in command · 115 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
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.