# Accident 19950711048849A: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18, Carlisle, AR, July 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1995, 06:45 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.7794° N, 91.7395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7794&lon=-91.7395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4609P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4609P-1996-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711048849A

## Narrative

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

(-16) WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUILDING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 FTW95LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA288), Jul 11, 1995: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N4609P), Carlisle, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot delayed pull-up from a swath run and failed to maintain clearance from the obstruction (grain elevator). A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's use of medications that were not…

## Other reports on N4609P (1)

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

- [Accident 19900728029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728029019A), Jul 28, 1990: Wsk PZLM18 (N4609P), Carlisle, AR, Substantial damage. Believed engine overspeed on takeoff aborted hit brakes to prevent overrun and nosed over.

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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