# Accident 19890728025579A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Parkin, AR, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Parkin, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KPUG
- Location: 35.2592° N, 90.5508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2592&lon=-90.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2730D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2730D-1994-06-08) (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: PWA PT6A45A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,008 total, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89DPG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DPG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728025579A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO POWERLINES AND CRASHED DURING AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION.

## 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 MKC89DPG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DPG03), Jul 28, 1989: PZL-Mielec M-18 (N2730D), Parkin, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT ADEQUATE TO HAVE AVOIDED THE POWERLINES.

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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