# Accident 19920623021539A: Wsk PZLM18, Norton, KS, June 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1992, 12:15 local time
- Place: Norton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NEMG
- Location: 39.8301° N, 99.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8301&lon=-99.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90135, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90135-2001-04-05) (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: 8,297 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623021539A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL FOR SPRAY RUN. REPORTED ENGINE FAILED FULL POWER RESPONSE STRUCK TERRACES,FENCE AND RAVINE

## 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 CHI92DCQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCQ04), Jun 23, 1992: WSK PZL Mielec M18 (N90135), Norton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO LEVEL OFF WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION.

## Other reports on N90135 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830711031589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711031589A), Jul 11, 1983: Wsk PZLM18 (N90135), Delaplaine, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot did not abort takeoff in time to stop aircraft from running off end of runway.

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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