# Accident 19881021048679A: Wsk PZLM18, Mendota, CA, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MEYG
- Location: 36.6709° N, 120.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6709&lon=-120.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4206A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4206A-2013-07-30) (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: Wsk-Pzl PZL AI-14 series (registry code 67202, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-pzl-ai-14-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,289 total, 220 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021048679A

## Narrative

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

SHORT RUNWAY. STRUCK MOUND OFF END OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF WITH 500 LBS CROP DUSTING LOAD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX89DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA02), Oct 21, 1988: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N4206A), Mendota, CA, 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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