Thrush S2G N529KC

Summary

On 17 June 2024 at about 15:00 local time, a Thrush S2G registered N529KC, operated by Aerial Crop Care Co, was involved in an accident near Hebron, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

17 June 2024 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hebron, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.9097, -101.9913

Aircraft

Thrush S2G

Registration

N529KC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Aerial Crop Care Co

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hebron → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA239

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 17, 2024, about 1000 central daylight time, a Thrush Aircraft S2R-G10 airplane, N529KC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Hebron, North Dakota. The commercial pilot sustained no injury. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The purpose of the low-level flight was to apply liquid chemical to a rural wheat field. The airplane departed from the Chase Airstrip (6NA5), Hebron, North Dakota. Shortly after completing the aerial application work and with an empty hopper, the engine began surging, with the engine power fluctuating between different settings. The pilot decided to return to 6NA5 to land the airplane. While enroute to 6NA5, the engine sustained a total loss of power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a rural dirt road. During the landing, the airplane departed the road and came to rest upright in a grass ditch. The pilot was able to egress from the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The airplane was recovered from the accident site and was transported to a secure location for a future examination. The airplane, known as a Turbo Thrush, was equipped with a Honeywell TPE331-10-511M turboprop engine and a Hartzell HC-B3MN-5L/LM11693N controllable pitch three-blade aluminum propeller. At the time of the accident, the Hobbs meter showed 2,185.0 hours. A preliminary review of the engine maintenance records showed at 2,184.2 hours, a hot section inspection, a propeller pitch control inspection, and a fuel control spline inspection were performed by TAE Aerospace (a Honeywell TPE331 series authorized service center for major maintenance work) in Midvale, Idaho, on December 21, 2023. Additionally, three Federal Aviation Administration Airworthiness Directives (2006-14-03, 2016-21-07, and 2018-17-15) were complied with. The maintenance work was finalized with an engine test run and a leak check, among several other actions. The estimated density altitude for the closest meteorological reporting station was 2,742 ft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.