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| Date: | Monday 3 April 2017 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | TG-GUS |
| MSN: | T34-116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Masagua, Escuintla -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | finca Tasmania |
| finca Tasmania | |
| Investigating agency: | SVIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The cropduster plane suffered a power loss during takeoff on the 6th flight of the day from banana plantation Tasmania.
The pilot was injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.dgac.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2017/04/25/21_6974597736.pdf
http://www.prensalibre.com/ciudades/escuintla/piloto-de-avioneta-accidentada-sobrevive
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2017 07:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Apr-2017 07:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Apr-2017 15:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2020 09:18 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 29-Apr-2022 06:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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