# N148RA: 1984 WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 2017-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (registry code 9810103)
- Engine: [Pezetel ASZ-621R-M18](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pezetel-asz-621r-m18) (registry code 49800)
- Serial number: 1 Z 013-21
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1993
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1996
- Last registry action: November 2, 1999
- Mode S code: A0C1E0
- Owners when cancelled: [Jacobi Leon E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBI%20LEON%20E), [Jacobi Gabriele E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBI%20GABRIELE%20E)
- Location: [Tuckerman, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Tuckerman)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7383° N, 91.1713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72473, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=148RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148RA-2017-07-19

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 (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 (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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