Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A N2284B

Summary

On 17 May 1998 at about 13:30 local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A registered N2284B was involved in an accident near Dawson, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 May 1998 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dawson, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.8599, -99.7505

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A

Registration

N2284B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tappen → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA155

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the telephone pole. Factors associated with the accident were the pole and the glare from the rising sun.

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

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The propeller contacted a telephone pole at a height 30 feet above the ground during an aerial application flight. The result of the impact was a loss of airplane control, followed by the airplane descending to impact the terrain. The airplane was flying to the east, into the sun at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.