# Accident 19960511035969A: Mnmite M18LA, Kinston, NC, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 12:44 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2692° N, 77.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2692&lon=-77.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2065K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2065K-1996-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18LA
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ62IRM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 3 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96GA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96GA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511035969A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON CLIMB. DUMPED RETARDANT CAUSING PITCH UP. STALL AND IMPACT. OVER GROSS, PILOT MEDICATED, POST CRASH 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 MIA96GA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96GA138), May 11, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M18A (N2065K), Kinston, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a cracked/fractured #5 cylinder and subsequent failure/jamming of the #5 exhaust valve, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which…

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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