# N2065B: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (registry code 9810103, 2 seats) - Engine: [Wsk-Pzl-K AI-14R series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-ai-14r-series) (registry code 67205) - Data sheets: [TCDS E11NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E11NE) (Wytwornia Sprzetu Komunikacyjnego) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 1Z024-18 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control - Airworthiness date: January 24, 1994 - Certificate issued: August 1, 2017 - Expires: August 31, 2027 - Mode S code: A1AB56 - Registered owner: [Air Tanker Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TANKER%20LEASING%20LLC) - Location: [Bulverde, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bulverde) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 29.7657° N, 98.4358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78163, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2065B - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2065B From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Wsk-Pzl-K AI-14R model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (WSK PZL Mielec M-18A) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Wsk-Pzl-K AI-14R series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (2 in force) - [SAIB CE-00-27](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-00-27): . Issued Jul 11, 2000 - [SAIB CE-00-13](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-00-13): . Issued Jan 20, 2000 ## NTSB investigations (1) 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 CEN09LA534](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA534), Aug 18, 2009: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N2065B), Audubon, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to failure of the compressor turbine resulting from exposure to elevated operating temperatures for undetermined reasons. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20090818014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090818014799A), Aug 18, 2009: Wsk M18A (N2065B), Audubon, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was departing runway 32 with 5 gallons of chemical and 100 gallons of fuel (jet-a) on board. When asked why he only had 5 gallons of product on… - [Incident 19980613038659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613038659I), Jun 13, 1998: Wsk PZLM18 (N2065B), Hickory Ridge, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On 06/15/98 mr cartillar, the pilot and owner of the aircraft, called at 2:00 am to report an incident on 06/13/98 at 9:30 am with aircraft N2065B while… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (2) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Wsk-Pzl-K AI-14R series) - [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists AI-14RA - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists AI-14RA ## Earlier aircraft with N2065B The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2065B before. - [Cancelled 1989-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2065B-1989-11-08): Luscombe 8E, S/N 6492. N-number assigned, not yet registered ## Related - Other WSK PZL Mielec M-18A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a/aircraft.md - The Wsk-Pzl-K AI-14R series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-ai-14r-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.