# N4450M: Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B, registration cancelled 2000-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-meilec-pzl-m18b) (registry code 9810125)
- Serial number: 1Z027-06
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1998
- Last registry action: October 8, 1998
- Mode S code: A55F94
- Owner when cancelled: [Kratz Aerial Ag Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRATZ%20AERIAL%20AG%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Lamoure, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Lamoure)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3679° N, 98.2938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58458, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4450M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4450M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4450M-2000-04-03

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 Meilec PZL M18B: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-meilec-pzl-m18b.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 CHI98LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA337), Sep 11, 1998: WSK PZL Mielec PZL M18B (N4450M), Tappen, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight preparation resulting in the airplane exceeding the available airstrip distance during takeoff. A factor contributing to this accident was the swamp.

## 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 19980910023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910023029A), Sep 10, 1998: N4450M, Tappen, ND, Destroyed. Acft was taking off when it began to settle into shallow water and cattails located off the end of the strip, acft was destroyed. (-23) airman attempted a…

## Other aircraft with N4450M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4450M): Xag P100 PRO, S/N 1863FPEG8219351770NJ
- [Cancelled 1969-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4450M-1969-10-23): Piper PA-12S, S/N 12-3402. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Blake Allan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAKE%20ALLAN), [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)

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