# N7080L: WSK Mielec PZL M-26, registration cancelled 1996-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [WSK Mielec PZL M-26](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-mielec-pzl-m-26) (registry code 05623QW)
- Serial number: 1APP01-02
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1993
- Mode S code: A974A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Melex USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELEX%20USA%20INC)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7080L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7080L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7080L-1996-07-23

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 Mielec PZL M-26: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-mielec-pzl-m-26.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 ATL95FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA159), Aug 17, 1995: WSK PZL Mielec M-26 (N7080L), Jonesborough, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a blocked fuel injector nozzle, which increased the engine fuel consumption; failure of the pilot to adequately monitor fuel consumption, which resulted in fuel exhaustion before the airplane reached…

## 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 19950817030359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817030359A), Aug 17, 1995: Wsk PZLM18 (N7080L), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Near tri low fuel light. Landed short nearby strip. Found plugged nozzles caused higher fuel burn and depletion.
- [Incident 19950807029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807029259I), Aug 7, 1995: Wsk PZLM18 (N7080L), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear for landing. Landed with it up. Only damage to prop.

## Other aircraft with N7080L

- [Cancelled 2012-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7080L-2012-05-24): Aeronca 15AC, S/N 15AC-363. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bahn Carl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAHN%20CARL), [Willow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Willow)

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