# Accident 19911115062789A: Wsk PZLM18, Florida City, FL, November 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Florida City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 25.2702° N, 80.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2702&lon=-80.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4506K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4506K-1995-07-03) (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
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,731 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911115062789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED LOAD,CRASH LANDED. LOOSE INTAKE MANIFOLD IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MINUS A GASKET.

## 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 MIA92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA029), Nov 15, 1991: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N4506K), Florida City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A LOOSE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO, IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON.

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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