# N2159K: 1994 WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- 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: [Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-pzl-asz-62ir) (registry code 67203)
- Serial number: 1Z024-23
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1994
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1996
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A1CFB2
- Owner when cancelled: [R C Air Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20C%20AIR%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Marion, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Marion)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2142° N, 90.1879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72364, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2159K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2159K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159K-2015-05-06

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 FTW96LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA159), Apr 3, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N2159K), Hughes, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot exceeding the maximum authorized crosswind component of the airplane. Factors were the crosswind and the side sloping runway.

## 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 19960403005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403005879A), Apr 3, 1996: Mnmite M18LA (N2159K), Horseshoe Lake, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crop duster crashed and burned. (-23) aircraft was loaded with fertilizer (nitrogen urea pellets). Late in the takeoff roll (left x-wind) the aircraft veered…

## Other aircraft with N2159K

- [Cancelled 1991-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159K-1991-06-12): Cameron Balloons D-96, S/N 469. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Glebe Philip G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLEBE%20PHILIP%20G), [Brighton, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Brighton)
- [Cancelled 1979-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159K-1979-02-06): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7970094. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1951-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159K-1951-07-02): Luscombe 8A, S/N 4886. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Vest Aircraft & Finance Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VEST%20AIRCRAFT%20%26%20FINANCE%20CO), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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