ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299306
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 2000 |
| Time: | 07:48 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-600 Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Charter Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4011Y |
| MSN: | 2539R |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3469 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elko, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Elko, NV (KEKO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single engine aerial application airplane made an off-airport forced landing following a loss of engine power shortly after departing on a positioning flight. The accident airplane was the first in a flight of two. The pilot of the second airplane noticed a puff of black smoke emanating from the first airplane prior to the forced landing. The pilot landed the airplane on up sloping terrain covered with sagebrush and juniper trees. Examination of the turboprop engine at the manufacturer's facility revealed no pre-impact anomalies. The engine displayed evidence of rotation in a low power range at the time of terrain impact. The reason for the loss of engine power that precipitated the forced landing could not be determined.
Probable Cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the ensuing forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA105
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 05:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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