# N2297L: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 2022-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2022
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 1Z017-30
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1994
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2020
- Last registry action: May 18, 2020
- Mode S code: A205C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Croom Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROOM%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Port Saint Joe, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Saint%20Joe)
- Physical address: [Port St Joe, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20St%20Joe)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8176° N, 85.3091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port St. Joe, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2297L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2297L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297L-2022-05-11

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20000913SH012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000913SH012), Aug 28, 2000: BRACKET. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IAW SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFO BULLETIN NR CE-00-27 DATED JULY 11, 2000. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS IN UPPER AND LOWER CUT-OUT SLA
- [SDR 20000913SH011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000913SH011), Aug 28, 2000: FITTING. CRACKED. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IAW SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFO BULLETIN NR CE-00-27, DATED ULY 11, 2000. MAG PARTICAL INSPECTION REVEALED CRACK IN RIGHT BOTTOM FITTING, 

## 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 ERA14CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA201), Apr 12, 2014: WSK PZL Mielec M 18A (N2297L), Blountstown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during 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 20140412005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140412005689A), Apr 12, 2014: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N2297L), Blountstown, FL, Destroyed. On landing roll out pilot stated the left wheel seemed out of control causing the aircraft to veer to the left off the runway into a drainage ditch. Aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N2297L

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297L-undated): Bell 206B, S/N 3584. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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