# Accident 19950817030359A: Wsk PZLM18, Bristol-Johnson, TN, August 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1995, 09:45 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2897° N, 82.4700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2897&lon=-82.4700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7080L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7080L-1996-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK Mielec PZL M-26 (registry code 05623QW, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-mielec-pzl-m-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540L1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817030359A

## Narrative

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

NEAR TRI LOW FUEL LIGHT. LANDED SHORT NEARBY STRIP. FOUND PLUGGED NOZZLES CAUSED HIGHER FUEL BURN AND DEPLETION.

## 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 ATL95FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA159), Aug 17, 1995: WSK PZL Mielec M-26 (N7080L), Jonesborough, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a blocked fuel injector nozzle, which increased the engine fuel consumption; failure of the pilot to adequately monitor fuel consumption, which resulted in fuel exhaustion before the airplane reached…

## Other reports on N7080L (1)

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

- [Incident 19950807029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807029259I), Aug 7, 1995: Wsk PZLM18 (N7080L), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear for landing. Landed with it up. Only damage to prop.

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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