# N149RA: 1985 WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 2019-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (registry code 9810103)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1Z015-18
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1993
- Last registry action: March 30, 2019
- Mode S code: A0C597
- Location: [Marion, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Marion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5573° N, 98.1469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78124, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=149RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149RA-2019-12-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA034), Oct 27, 1997: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N149RA), Roanoke, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19971027031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971027031009A), Oct 27, 1997: Wsk M18A (N149RA), Roamoke, LA, Substantial damage. Acft engine quit and acft went through a fence and came to rest noise down in ditch Roamoke, LA. (-23) aircraft pulled up after a pass to turn right to…
- [Incident 19950421015219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421015219I), Apr 21, 1995: Wsk PZLM18 (N149RA), Iota, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft departed to the north to avoid powerlines and uphill grade. After lift off, the aircraft could not maintain altitude and came to rest…
- [Incident 19940429025249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429025249I), Apr 29, 1994: Wsk M18DROMADER (N149RA), Jennings, LA, Minor damage. Veered off runway into a ditch on takeoff. Rudder control rod had broken.

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