Rockwell THRUSH SR2 accident near Nampa, Idaho, August 14, 1984
On August 14, 1984 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Rockwell THRUSH SR2, registered N5553X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Nampa, Idaho (Hubler Field). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 14, 1984 · about 2:30 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Nampa, Idaho · Hubler Field · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell THRUSH SR2
- Registration
- N5553X · no longer on the register · serial 1753R
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION SO THE PLT DUMPED HIS LOAD AND HEADED FOR THE AIRSTRIP.ENROUTE THE POWER DETERIORATED SO THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND. CUTTING THE MIXTURE GAVE THE ENGINE A SURGE WHICH CAUSED AN OVERSHOOT INTO STANDING CORN. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS FOUND TO BE A FAILED THROTTLE BOLT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 3,246 hours in all; 1,245 in this make and model; 245 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,658 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 11, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN-1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Nampa ID
- Destination: Nampa ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5553X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N5553X: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Rockwell 14 aircraft on the register
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN-1 64 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 287 in the last ten years
- Idaho 4,199 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N5553X 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA84LA199.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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