# Accident 19920820032099A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Mattawa, WA, August 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1992, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mattawa, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WZIG
- Location: 46.8010° N, 119.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8010&lon=-119.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28951-1992-12-02) (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 M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: WSK PZLM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820032099A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON SPRAY OPS. DIVERTED AIRSTRIP. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN. RUST DEBRIS IN FUEL FILTER.

## 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 SEA92LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA184), Aug 20, 1992: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N28951), Mattawa, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY THE OPERATOR. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N28951 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840416013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840416013739A), Apr 16, 1984: Wsk PZLM18 (N28951), Rockford, WA, Substantial damage. Right wing struck a fence post as overloaded aircraft settled after liftoff. Impact jammed aileron. Crash landed.

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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