# N8042A: 1979 Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (registry code 9810102)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1Z001-02
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1979
- Last registry action: October 26, 1991
- Mode S code: AAF358
- 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
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8438° N, 78.6336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27609, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8042A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8042A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042A-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 PZL-M-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19800828077119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828077119I), Aug 28, 1980: Wsk M18DROMADER (N8042A), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Engine power loss after takeoff, landed in cane field. Suspect fuel contamination.

## Other aircraft with N8042A

- [Cancelled 1969-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042A-1969-10-27): Cessna 170B, S/N 20894. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Richardson Jack H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20JACK%20H), [Douglasville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Douglasville)

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