# Accident 19810525029789A: Pzl M18DROMADER, Crowville, LA, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Crowville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2407° N, 91.5901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2407&lon=-91.5901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4226N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4226N-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PZL M18DROMADER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525029789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AG PILOT WAS MAKING TAKEOFF FROM ROAD WHEN TRUCK PULLED OUT AND AIRPLANE CRASHED IN ATTEMPT TO AVOID VEHICLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW81DRJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ15), May 25, 1981: WSK PZL M-18 (N4226N), Crowville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4226N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860603021809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860603021809A), Jun 3, 1986: Wsk PZLM18 (N4226N), Winnie, TX, Destroyed. Plane lost power on takeoff and struck a levee. Number 3 cylinder had a history of problems the pilot knew about.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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