Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL M18B N203MC

Summary

On 28 September 2001 at about 21:20 local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL M18B registered N203MC, operated by KLLR Spraying Inc., was involved in an accident near Plainview, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 September 2001 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainview, Texas, United States

Coordinates

34.2556, -101.6014

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL M18B

Registration

N203MC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

KLLR Spraying Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plainview → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA211

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the stand pipe while maneuvering during aerial application.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was completing an aerial application to a field when the airplane's left wing struck a standpipe. After the airplane struck the pipe, it traveled to the west approximately 4 miles. The pilot then reported that "he could not hold it anymore", and subsequently, the airplane impacted the terrain. The 30-foot tall standpipe displayed an impact mark approximately 4 feet from the top. The outer 4 1/2 feet of the left wing, outer 1 foot of the left aileron, and red glass from the left navigation light lens, were found in a 300-foot long debris field northwest of the standpipe.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.