ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244350
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| Date: | Friday 23 October 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Ayres S2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Standard Fruit de Honduras |
| Registration: | HR-AVO |
| MSN: | T34-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Isleta, near the Aguan River, Colón -
 Honduras
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA Honduras |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Ayres S2R-T34 cropduster plane crashed during the third aerial application flight of the day in Isleta, near the Aguan River, Colón. The pilot survived the crash.
Approximately 4 minutes into the flight, the pilot heard a slight explosion followed by a flare of fire extending to the cockpit with loss of power, then heard a noise of metal to metal. The pilot then carried out a forced landing.
Probable Causes:
It is believed that the cause of the engine power loss was due to structural stress on one or more compressor Primary Turbine blades.
Sources:
https://tiempo.hn/reportan-accidente-avioneta-fumigadora-colon/
https://twitter.com/aviacionhr_info/status/1319679256025288704
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/77170_1561581726.jpg (photo)
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2020 07:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Oct-2020 07:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 24-Oct-2020 08:49 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
| 24-Oct-2020 10:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2020 07:49 | harro | Updated [[Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
| 27-Feb-2021 19:55 | rudy | Updated [[[Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]]] |
| 18-Mar-2022 08:36 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Accident report] |
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