# Accident 19960403005879A: Mnmite M18LA, Horseshoe Lake, AR, April 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1996, 12:40 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Lake, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.7012° N, 92.6969° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7012&lon=-92.6969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2159K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159K-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR (registry code 67203, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-pzl-asz-62ir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18LA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403005879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW96LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA159), Apr 3, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N2159K), Hughes, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot exceeding the maximum authorized crosswind component of the airplane. Factors were the crosswind and the side sloping runway.

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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