Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A N163RA

Summary

On 16 July 1996 at about 17:00 local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A registered N163RA was involved in an accident near Beedeville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 1996 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Beedeville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

35.4298, -91.1095

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A

Registration

N163RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA307

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the morning he had flown '10 to 15 loads' off the 2,542-foot dirt airstrip with 'no problems.' He further reported that 'upon becoming airborne and flying approximately 300 feet, the front wheels touched the rice that was planted across the gravel road (due north) from the airstrip.' Contact with the rice 'caused the loss of airspeed.' The airplane struck a rice field levee, nosed over, and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.