# Accident 19880425013969A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Cheneyville, LA, April 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cheneyville, LA
- Airport: Cheneyville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KENG
- Location: 31.0097° N, 92.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0097&lon=-92.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4226V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4226V-2015-05-05) (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 M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU16C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,965 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880425013969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED TAIL HEAVY CONDITION ON TAKEOFF. CIRCLED NEAR STALL AND STRUCK A WING LANDING. RUDDER BENT ON IMPACT

## 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 FTW88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA093), Apr 25, 1988: Pezetel PZL-M-18 (N4226V), Cheneyville, LA, substantial damage

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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