Pzl-Mielec M-18A N2065S

Summary

On 30 May 2000 at about 18:30 local time, a Pzl-Mielec M-18A registered N2065S, operated by Sky King Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Marmaduke, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 May 2000 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marmaduke, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.1791, -90.3792

Aircraft

Pzl-Mielec M-18A

Registration

N2065S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sky King Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rector → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA157

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While maneuvering during an aerial application flight, the pilot reported that the airplane 'had a violent vibration.' The pilot leveled the wings, pitched the nose down, and added power. He then flew the airplane straight and level for 1.5 miles. As the pilot banked the airplane right to turn back into the wind, the airplane began descending. The pilot added more power, but the airplane continued to descend. Although the pilot executed an emergency hopper dump and added full power, the airplane descended into a cotton field. The right landing gear touched the ground, and the airplane began skidding across the field. After passing under power lines and across a highway, the airplane began to climb. Subsequently, the airplane impacted trees and came to rest in a near vertical attitude against a tree. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.