Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A N8209Q

Summary

On 19 June 2001 at about 12:00 local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A registered N8209Q was involved in an accident near Paris, Texas, 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

19 June 2001 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Paris, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.6364, -95.4506

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A

Registration

N8209Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paris → Sulfur Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA149

Nobody was injured.

the loss of engine power for an undertermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after the airplane became airborne, the engine lost power, and the airplane settled back onto the grass airstrip. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane before it overran the runway, after which it impacted a fence, fence post, and a 10-foot high tree, coming to rest perpendicular to the airstrip. Examination of the radial engine revealed that the engine would not rotate. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.