# Accident 19960710046159A: Wsk M18A, Mcgehee, AR, July 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1996, 06:45 local time
- Place: Mcgehee, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6194° N, 91.3903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6194&lon=-91.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80199, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80199-1998-04-04) (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: WSK M18A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710046159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE SUFFERED POWER FAILURE AND REGAINED POWER THREE TIMES. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING DUE TO COUGHING ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDING WAS NORMAL. PILOT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THEN, THE AIRCRAFT COUGHED FIRE AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW96LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA297), Jul 10, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N80199), Mcgehee, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power and subsequent engine fire for undetermined reasons.

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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