# N5277Z: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER, registration cancelled 1995-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (registry code 9810104)
- Serial number: 1Z01812
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1994
- Last registry action: May 25, 1994
- Mode S code: A6A654
- Owner when cancelled: [Riddell Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDDELL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [West Helena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5511° N, 90.6792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72390, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5277Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5277Z-1995-06-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-18 DROMADER: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader.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 FTW95LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA162), Apr 9, 1995: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromadier (N5277Z), Pine Bluff, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM REQUIRED AIRSPEED FOR FLIGHT, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED…

## 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 19950409048979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409048979A), Apr 9, 1995: N5277Z, Pinebluff, AR, Destroyed. (-16) Witnesses stated that they observed the aircraft enter a stall and spin into the terrain in a nose down attitude. The aircraft was destroyed by the…

## Other aircraft with N5277Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277Z): Aerostar International S-57A, S/N S57A-3220, built 2000
- [Cancelled 1985-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5277Z-1985-06-25): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 228972. Owner: [Weimer Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEIMER%20THOMAS%20J), [Demopolis, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Demopolis)

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