# N148RA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 19, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=148RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148RA

## Aircraft that carried N148RA

- [Cancelled 2017-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148RA-2017-07-19): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, S/N 1 Z 013-21, built 1984. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jacobi Leon E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBI%20LEON%20E), [Tuckerman, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Tuckerman)

## NTSB investigations on N148RA (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA231), Jun 20, 1997: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N148RA), Waldenburg, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision. The short runway and failure to use up to 10 degrees of flaps were related factors.
- [NTSB FTW94LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA281), Aug 27, 1994: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromader (N148RA), Wheatley, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N148RA (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970620015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015269A), Jun 20, 1997: Mnmite M18* (N148RA), Grubbs, AR, Destroyed. On take off from dirt strip, loaded with fertilizer, airborne, lost altitude, crashed, landing gear, engines damage (-23) on June 20, 1997, at approximately…

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