# Accident 19941120038559A: Wsk TS11ISKRA, Shelby, NC, November 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1994, 18:10 local time
- Place: Shelby, NC
- Airport: Shelby Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2793° N, 81.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2793&lon=-81.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N619R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N619R-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec TS-11 ISKRA (registry code 9810107, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-ts-11-iskra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK TS11ISKRA
- Reported engine: WSK PZL3S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941120038559A

## Narrative

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

LOST VISUAL REFERENCE ON FINAL DUE DARK NIGHT AND INADEQUATE PANEL LIGHTS. CRASHED SHORT. NO LANDING LIGHTS.

## 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 ATL95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA017), Nov 20, 1994: WSK PZL Mielec TS-11 Iskra (N619R), Shelby, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LANDING APPROACH SPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A FINAL APPROACH STALL. FACTORS WERE THE NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE LANDING LIGHT.

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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