# Accident 19900726029349A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Hunter, AR, July 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hunter, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FXBG
- Location: 35.0497° N, 91.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0497&lon=-91.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8154V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8154V-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR (registry code 67203, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-pzl-asz-62ir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,378 total, 450 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900726029349A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOADED UP ON TAKEOFF. LOST PARTIAL POWER. CARTWHEELED LANDING OFF END OF STRIP. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW90DPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG05), Jul 26, 1990: WSK PZL Mielec M18A (N8154V), Hunter, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION WITH A KNOWN MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE.

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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