# Accident 19900728029019A: Wsk PZLM18, Carlisle, AR, July 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1990, 06:15 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KRFG
- Location: 34.7796° N, 91.7395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7796&lon=-91.7395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4609P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4609P-1996-12-06) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,971 total, 535 in this make and model, 351 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728029019A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED ENGINE OVERSPEED ON TAKEOFF ABORTED HIT BRAKES TO PREVENT OVERRUN AND 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 FTW90LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA148), Jul 28, 1990: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N4609P), Carlisle, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INITIATION OF THE ABORT WITH EXCESS AIRSPEED. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE ENGINE TACHOMETER OVERSPEED.

## Other reports on N4609P (1)

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

- [Accident 19950711048849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711048849A), Jul 11, 1995: N4609P, Carlisle, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-16) While performing aerial application the aircraft struck a building resulting in a loss of control.

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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