Turbo Thrush S2R 4X-AQS

Summary

On 14 June 2017 at about 16:00 local time, a Turbo Thrush S2R registered 4X-AQS was involved in an incident near Megiddo, Israel. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 June 2017 at 16:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Megiddo, Israel

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Turbo Thrush S2R

Registration

4X-AQS

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

WPR17WA130

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 14, 2017, about 1600 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Turbo Thrush AG S2R, 4X-AQS made an off-airport landing following an engine shutdown during flight at Megiddo Airport, Megiddo, Israel. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of the Israel Civil Aviation Regulations as a local agricultural aerial application flight. The pilot was not injured; the airplane was not damaged.Preliminary information received from the government of Israel indicated that the pilot detected an issue with the engine, shut if off during flight, and landed in a field. Examination of the engine revealed metal chips in the oil filter and chip detector of the PT6-34AG engine. The engine had 205 hours since overhaul. The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated, by the State of Israel Ministry of Transport Aviation Incidents and Accidents Investigation (AIAI). Additional information can be obtained from the AIAI at: PO Box 120 Ben Gurion International Airport Israel, 70100 Telephone: 972- 3-975-1380

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.