# Accident 19900728029359A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Hunter, AR, July 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hunter, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FXBG
- Location: 35.0502° N, 91.1209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0502&lon=-91.1209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81699, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81699-2017-05-31) (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: 6,679 total, 257 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728029359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. LANDED IN RICE FIELD. AIRCRAFT BURNED. EXHAUST COLLECTOR RING FELL OFF. RECENT INSTALLATION.

## 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 FTW90DPG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG06), Jul 28, 1990: WSK PZL Mielec M18A (N81699), Hunter, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF PART OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST COLLECTOR, AS RESULT OF IMPROPER MAINTENANCE REPLACEMENT/INSTALLATION.

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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