# N6259N: 1996 WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 2006-08-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 18, 2006
- 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)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1Z026-05
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1996
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2003
- Last registry action: July 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A82C70
- Owner when cancelled: [A-S Ranch Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A-S%20RANCH%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Benton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Fort%20Benton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9289° N, 110.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59442, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6259N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6259N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259N-2006-08-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX04TA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA161), Mar 16, 2004: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N6259N), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and at least one ensuing engine power surge, which caused the airplane to pitch up abruptly into a stall at an altitude too low for recovery.…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040316007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316007209A), Mar 16, 2004: Wsk M18A (N6259N), Safford, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was doing water drops for the blm to test for use on wildfires. Aircraft spun in on a low pass.
- [Incident 20000716035259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716035259I), Jul 16, 2000: Wsk M18A (N6259N), Dillon, MT, Minor damage. (-23)Ferry flight for delivery of polish - fire bomber to Oregon. Pilot stated that upon landing, the tail wheel arm broke off and the aircraft landed with…

## Other aircraft with N6259N

- [Cancelled 1968-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259N-1968-01-31): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 6663. Owner: [Nasa Manned Spacecraft Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASA%20MANNED%20SPACECRAFT%20CENTER), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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