Thrush S2R-T660 N710TY
12 September 2023 · Ardoch, North Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 September 2023 at about 17:00 local time, a Thrush S2R-T660 registered N710TY, operated by Flyiton Ag LLC, was involved in an accident near Ardoch, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ardoch, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.1785, -97.2624
- Aircraft
- Thrush S2R-T660
- Registration
- N710TY
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2023
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flyiton Ag LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oslo → Oslo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23FA409
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a guy wire during an aerial application flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when the airplane’s left wing impacted a guy wire attached to a power line structure. The impact with the guy wire occurred while the airplane was flying along the edge of the field being sprayed. The outboard 7 ft of the left wing and the left aileron separated during the impact with the guy wire. The airplane subsequently crashed in a cornfield about 0.3 mile from the guy wire impact. Examination of the airplane wreckage revealed no evidence of a preimpact malfunction that would have prevented its normal operation. A review of recorded engine monitor data revealed no evidence of an engine malfunction or failure during the flight. Day visual meteorological conditions existed, and the position of the sun at high noon would not have negatively affected the pilot’s view ahead of the airplane. The pilot’s autopsy and postmortem toxicology tests did not reveal any evidence of medical incapacitation or impairment.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Thrush S2R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2023 | Thrush S2R | Magdelena, Colombia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Thrush S2R-T660 | Sierra Segundera, Spain | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 2022 | Thrush S2R-H80 | Aurora, Missouri, United States | Kingsley Kiman J | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2022 | Thrush S2R | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Thrush S2R | Región del Maule, Chile | - | Unknown | - |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Thrush S2R | Teyman, Israel | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2023 | Piper PA-18-150 | St. Anthony, North Dakota, United States | Air Dakota Flite Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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| 28 May 2023 | Piper PA-28-181 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2023 | Beechcraft C90 | Bismark, North Dakota, United States | Executive Air Taxi Corporation | No injuries | - |