# Accident 19950809023819A: Wsk PZLM18, Sacaton, AZ, August 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1995, 05:00 local time
- Place: Sacaton, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WTOG
- Location: 33.0775° N, 111.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacaton, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0775&lon=-111.7629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6657C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6657C-2004-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950809023819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SURGE AND POWER LOSS ON SPRAY RUN. FORCE LANDED. ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR THAT RUNS FUEL PUMP UNCOUPLED.

## 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 LAX95LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA283), Aug 9, 1995: PZL-Mielec PZL-M-18 (N6657C), Sacaton, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a decoupling of the accessory drive that runs the high pressure engine-driven fuel pump.

## Other reports on N6657C (1)

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

- [Incident 20020413008899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020413008899I), Apr 13, 2002: Wsk PZLM18 (N6657C), Belmont, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of a/c after attempting to apply right rudder to correct a (r) qtr tail/xwing. (Rudder pedal adjustment buckle came loose).[privacy…

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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