# Accident 19950409048979A: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER, Pinebluff, AR, April 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1995, 14:15 local time
- Place: Pinebluff, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.2108° N, 92.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2108&lon=-92.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5277Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5277Z-1995-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER (registry code 9810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409048979A

## Narrative

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

(-16) WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ENTER A STALL AND SPIN INTO THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND RESULTING FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF POWERPLANT OR AIRFRAME MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 FTW95LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA162), Apr 9, 1995: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A Dromadier (N5277Z), Pine Bluff, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM REQUIRED AIRSPEED FOR FLIGHT, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED…

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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