ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295088
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 2003 |
| Time: | 15:08 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-R3S Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Jim Prater |
| Registration: | N4013Z |
| MSN: | R3S-002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2870 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midland, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Big Spring-Webb AFB, TX (BGS/KBPG) |
| Midland Airpark, TX (MDD/KMDD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aerial application flight, the pilot's view became obstructed when oil covered the windshield, then the engine lost power, and the pilot executed a forced landing. During the forced landing, the aircraft impacted a concrete culvert, a railroad embankment, a telephone pole, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the turbine engine revealed that a high-pressure, steel-braided oil line, which connected the nose engine case to the oil cooler, had ruptured.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to a ruptured oil line. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW04LA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 17:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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