Thrush Aircraft Inc. S2RHG-T65 accident near Tyndall, SD
On May 19, 2007, a Thrush Aircraft Inc. S2RHG-T65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tyndall, SD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 19, 2007
- Place
- Tyndall, SD
- Aircraft
- Thrush Aircraft Inc. S2RHG-T65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.027°N, 97.867°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070522X00613
NTSB summary
On May 19, 2007, about 1816 central daylight time, a Thrush Aircraft Inc. S2RHG-T65, N40097, operated by Mettler Aerial Inc., sustained substantial damage when it impacted power lines and terrain, while maneuvering near Tyndall, South Dakota. A post impact fire occurred. The aerial application flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local flight departed from the Turkey Ridge Airport, near Hurley, South Dakota, at time unknown. The operator's accident report stated that "10-15 minutes before [the] crash eye witness reports indicate all was normal. Thunderstorms in the area developed rapidly. At [the] time of [the] crash eyewitness accounts, per Sheriff's report, were very heavy rain and some hail, 20 [feet] visibility." Federal Aviation Administration inspectors examined the wreckage on-scene. A section of powerline was found wrapped around the airplane's hopper. A propeller blade had a semicircular depression on its leading edge. The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single-engine land, multi-engine land, and instrument ratings. He held a Second Class Medical certificate that was issued on March 27, 2007. On the application for that medical certificate, the pilot did not indicate taking any medications and listed "no" for "mental disorders of any sort; depression, anxiety, etc." The operator reported that the pilot's total flight time was 7,073 hours and that he had accumulated 315 hours of flight t
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from a powerline while maneuvering. A factor was the low visibility associated with the thunderstorm and the powerlines.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
