# Accident 19860915045179A: Wsk PZLM18, Mer Rouge, LA, September 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Airport: Bacon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SLYG
- Location: 32.7710° N, 91.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7710&lon=-91.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2710L-2013-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FRD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860915045179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE MAKING A LOW LEVEL TURN DURING SPRAY RUN.

## 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 FTW86FRD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRD25), Sep 15, 1986: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M18 (N2710L), Mer Rouge, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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