# N6872: 1988 WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [WSK PZL Mielec M-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (registry code 9810103)
- Engine: [Pezetel ASZ-621R-M18](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pezetel-asz-621r-m18) (registry code 49800)
- Serial number: 1Z019-05
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1997
- Certificate issued: September 27, 2007
- Last registry action: September 27, 2007
- Mode S code: A91FD6
- Owner when cancelled: [Bluestem Aerial Sprayers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUESTEM%20AERIAL%20SPRAYERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Cushing, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Cushing)
- Physical address: [Drumright, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Drumright)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9573° N, 96.7519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74023, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6872-2015-05-13

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 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 FTW97LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA159), Apr 13, 1997: Pzl-Mielec M-18A (N6872), Sinton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation resulting from the failure of the engine driven fuel pump due to an undetermined reason. A factor was the soft terrain.

## 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 19970413005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005849A), Apr 13, 1997: Wsk M18A (N6872), Sinton, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft practicing aerial application, engine quit and it crash landed in a field. (.4)during a forced landing, following a total loss of engine power, the…

## Other aircraft with N6872

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6872): Iai GULFSTREAM G280, S/N 2010, built 2012
- [Cancelled 1975-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6872-1975-11-25): Sud SA316B ALOUETTE III, S/N 1680. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Frank C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANK%20C), [Piedmont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Piedmont)

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