# Accident 19860603021809A: Wsk PZLM18, Winnie, TX, June 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: Winnie, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NPIG
- Location: 29.7308° N, 93.8898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7308&lon=-93.8898&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: WSK PZLM18
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860603021809A

## Narrative

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

PLANE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A LEVEE. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER HAD A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS THE PILOT KNEW ABOUT.

## 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 FTW86LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA102), Jun 3, 1986: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N4226N), Winnie, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N4226N (1)

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

- [Accident 19810525029789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525029789A), May 25, 1981: Pzl M18DROMADER (N4226N), Crowville, LA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot was making takeoff from road when truck pulled out and airplane crashed in attempt to avoid vehicle.

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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