# Accident 19890808031619A: Wsk PZLM18, Ingalls, KS, August 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1989, 19:35 local time
- Place: Ingalls, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WEUG
- Location: 37.8209° N, 100.4509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8209&lon=-100.4509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7032M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7032M-1990-05-30) (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 PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,383 total, 260 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890808031619A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT A WING ON A FENCE DURING TURN OUT AFTER A SPRAY RUN,CARTWHEELED, CRASHED AND BURNED. HAD CONFINED TURN AREA.

## 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 MKC89DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCQ01), Aug 9, 1989: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18-A (N7032M), Ingalls, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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