# Accident 19880607019099A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Mer Rouge, LA, June 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1988, 15:50 local time
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Airport: Grass Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PAGG
- Location: 32.7694° N, 91.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7694&lon=-91.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4685R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685R-1999-06-15) (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 M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 125 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607019099A

## Narrative

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

OVERWEIGHT AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO DEVELOP SPEED ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED IN FIELD AND NOSED OVER. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW88DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD07), Jun 7, 1988: Pezetel M-18 (N4685R), Mer Rouge, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4685R (2)

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

- [Accident 19940709018129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709018129A), Jul 9, 1994: Wsk M18DROMADER (N4685R), Plymouth, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control during procedure turn around and flew into ground. Blamed jammed rudder. None found.
- [Accident 19920606045999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606045999A), Jun 6, 1992: Wsk M18DROMADER (N4685R), Spangle, WA, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out of ground effect with 300 lbs chemical on board. Cleared a ditch. Settled into rough terrain.

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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