19930501011369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · WSK PZL-M-18 · Dewitt, AR · May 1, 1993

Date
May 1, 1993 · 08:30 local
Place
Dewitt, AR
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KTWG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N28587
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93LA146
Reported as
WSK PZLM18
Reported engine
WSK PZLM18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total4,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Began to settle on climbout from a road takeoff. Elected to abort. Wing severed by bulldozer unseen in field.

As the FAA filed it

BEGAN TO SETTLE ON CLIMBOUT FROM A ROAD TAKEOFF. ELECTED TO ABORT. WING SEVERED BY BULLDOZER UNSEEN IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.