# N2296C: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 2000-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2000
- 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: 1Z 019-18
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1995
- Last registry action: March 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A2059D
- Owner when cancelled: [Edwin Guess Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWIN%20GUESS%20INC)
- Location: [Eudora, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Eudora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1213° N, 91.2473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71640, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2296C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2296C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2296C-2000-10-18

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 FTW00LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA149), May 22, 2000: PZL-Mielec M-18A (N2296C), Kilbourne, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The corrosion and fatigue cracking of the right wing attachment fitting, which resulted in the right wing separating in flight.

## 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 20000522006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522006289A), May 22, 2000: Wsk M18A (N2296C), Kilbourne, LA, No damage. (-23) At the end of a pass, the pilot began his climb and the right wing lower forwward attachment failed, causing the wing to fold and subsequent loss of…

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