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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mnmite M18LA · Horseshoe Lake, AR · April 3, 1996

Date: April 3, 1996 · 12:40 local
Place: Horseshoe Lake, AR
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2159K
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA159
Reported as: Mnmite M18LA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N2159KRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · WSK PZL Mielec M-18AS/N 1Z024-23 · Built 1994 Airframe modelWSK PZL Mielec M-18A Engine modelWsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IRReciprocating

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What happened

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Crop duster crashed and burned. (-23) aircraft was loaded with fertilizer (nitrogen urea pellets). Late in the takeoff roll (left x-wind) the aircraft veered off north side of east-west runway (takeoff to west). Tire tracks in the grass/clay surface indicate hard braking after a/c ran off runway. The aircraft flipped over on it's back. The fuselage and right wing root were consumed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

CROP DUSTER CRASHED AND BURNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH FERTILIZER (NITROGEN UREA PELLETS). LATE IN THE TAKEOFF ROLL (LEFT X-WIND) THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF NORTH SIDE OF EAST-WEST RUNWAY (TAKEOFF TO WEST). TIRE TRACKS IN THE GRASS/CLAY SURFACE INDICATE HARD BRAKING AFTER A/C RAN OFF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK. THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING ROOT WERE CONSUMED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA159Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHughes, LAthe pilot exceeding the maximum authorized crosswind component of the airplane. Factors were the crosswind and the side sloping runway.Apr 3, 1996 · Destroyed