# N116RA: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 1997-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (registry code 9810103)
- Serial number: 1Z02002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1994
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A043F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Riddell Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDDELL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [West Helena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5511° N, 90.6792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72390, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116RA-1997-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the WSK PZL Mielec M-18A: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a.md

## 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 FTW93LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA195), Jun 23, 1993: Pzl-Mielec M-18A Dromader (N116RA), Wheatley, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE BEYOND ITS TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS AND INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19930623019919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930623019919A), Jun 23, 1993: Wsk M18DROMADER (N116RA), Wheatly, AR, Substantial damage. Over ran runway. Dumped load. Tried to climb. Left wing hit ground. Settled. Collapsed gear. Density altitude factor

## Other aircraft with N116RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116RA): American Champion 7EC, S/N 1025-2008, built 2008

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