# Accident 19940711019439A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Colby, KS, July 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Colby, KS
- Airport: Shaltz Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WEOG
- Location: 39.3791° N, 101.0399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3791&lon=-101.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4367F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4367F-2004-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER (registry code 9810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18DROMADER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,660 total, 50 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940711019439A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD. ENGINE RAN NORMAL IN TEST STAND. FUEL SELECTOR CABLE DEFECTIVE.

## 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 CHI94DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCQ02), Jul 11, 1994: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 Dromader (N4367F), Colby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation resulting from the fuel shutoff valve closing as a result of improper adjustment.

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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