# Accident 19940729019879A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Vantage, WA, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Vantage, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BOWG
- Location: 46.9003° N, 119.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9003&lon=-119.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81705, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81705-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18DROMADER
- Reported engine: WSK PZL3S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,590 total, 200 in this make and model, 318 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729019879A

## Narrative

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

FULL LOAD 100 DEGREE HEAT AND LIGHT TAILWIND. UNABLE TO CLEAR HILL ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 SEA94LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA201), Jul 30, 1994: WSK PZL Mielec M18S (N81705), Royal City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

## Other reports on N81705 (2)

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

- [Accident 20081108850769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081108850769A), Nov 8, 2008: Wsk M18A (N81705), Mountain Home, ID, No damage. (-23) Pilot was taxiing for takeoff on runway 10 when he realized that the tailwheel lock would not disengage. The pilot decided to stop the aircraft on the…
- [Accident 20020408005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408005569A), Apr 8, 2002: Wsk PZLM18 (N81705), No damage. (-23)N81705, a M-18 dromader was destroyed when it impacted terrain immediately after takeoff from an airfield near rockford, Washington. The commercial pilot…

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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