The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Kansas City, Missouri
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Location: Aurora, Missouri
Accident Number: CEN22LA200
Date and Time: May 12, 2022, 10:50 Local
Registration: N510KK
Aircraft: THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC S2R-H80
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 137: Agricultural
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC
Registration: N510KK
Model/Series: S2R-H80
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: Agricultural aircraft (137)
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KHFJ,1316 ft msl
Observation Time: 10:55 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 15 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 27°C /20°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / 14 knots, 200°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.06 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 36.950024,-93.700218 (est)
Aircraft struck a powerline and crashed in a field.
Date: 12-MAY-22
Time: 15:47:00Z
Regis#: N510KK
Aircraft Make: THRUSH
Aircraft Model: S2R-H80
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: SERIOUS
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: AERIAL APPLICATION
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 137
City: AURORA
State: MISSOURI
The pilot was the only person onboard the plane, according to the Aurora Rural Fire Protection District’s Facebook page.
The Aurora Fire Department says he was life-flighted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment.
An employee at the airport says that two ambulances, a fire truck, and several police vehicles were at the scene about half a mile south of the airstrip.
The Aurora Rural Fire Protection District says the plane hit power lines as it fell and crews from the electric company are working to repair the lines.
According to the City of Aurora Facebook Page, westbound traffic on Highway 60 is being redirected through town at the Business 60 and Highway 60 intersection on Church Street to Elliott Street.
Eastbound traffic was detoured at the Highway 39 and Highway 60 intersection through town to Elliott then Business 60 east on Church Street.
Us 60 has now been reopened.
According to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, the plane was owned by Kingsley’s, a company in Miller that specializes in crop dusting planes.
The plane’s owner said the pilot suffered a broken wrist, nose, and ribs.
Hoping that there is speedy recovery for the pilot, an essential worker who directly supports the agricultural system that feeds America.
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