Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M18 N2710L

Summary

On 15 September 1986 at about 15:00 local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M18 registered N2710L, operated by Arkla Flyers, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mer Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 September 1986 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mer Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.7710, -91.7894

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M18

Registration

N2710L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arkla Flyers, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mer Rouge → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86FRD25

1 person died.

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

THE PILOT PULLED UP STEEPLY AT THE END OF A SPRAY RUN AND STARTED A TURN-AROUND. DURING THIS TIME HE ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO BLEED OFF TO THE POINT AT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN WITHOUT SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE PROBLEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.