Service difficulty report · Engine · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL

Difficulty date
June 16, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ACCIDENT DURING AN UNKNOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND LOSS OF POWER. THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AND THE PILOT ESCAPED THE WRECKAGE BEFORE IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE NTSB HAS REQUESTED ENGINE MFG ASSISTANCE AND THE SUPPORT LOGISTICS ARE CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON.