# N117BS: 1999 Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B, registration cancelled 2007-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-meilec-pzl-m18b) (registry code 9810125)
- 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) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1Z027-17
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 2000
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2004
- Last registry action: May 15, 2007
- Mode S code: A0465E
- Owner when cancelled: [A-S Ranch Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A-S%20RANCH%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Benton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Fort%20Benton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9289° N, 110.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59442, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117BS-2007-06-25

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 Meilec PZL M18B: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-meilec-pzl-m18b.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 SEA04LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA095), May 22, 2004: WSK PZL Mielec PZL M-18B (N117BS), Borah Peak, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning/decision, VFR into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Factors include mountainous terrain and instrument meteorological condition.

## 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 20040522010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040522010089A), May 22, 2004: Wsk PZLM18B (N117BS), Borah Peak, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft became missing when it did not arrive in boise, Idaho at a predetermined time. The pilot was scheduled to undergo testing and the aircraft was…

## Other aircraft with N117BS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117BS): Balony Kubicek Spol S R O BB-S BLASER, S/N 1917, built 2021

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