# Accident 19960716017889A: Wsk PZLM18, Beedeville, AR, July 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Beedeville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.4298° N, 91.1095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4298&lon=-91.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163RA-1997-06-25) (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 PZLM18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SURVEILLANCE OF ACCIDENT SITE FOUND AIRCRAFT INVERTED ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM RUNWAY IN RICE FIELD. PILOT SAID IT WOULDN'T FLY BUT WAS MAKING POWER. THIS WAS HIS 11TH LOAD THAT DAY OF DRY FERTILIZER. IT WAS 91 DEGREES, NO WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW96LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA307), Jul 16, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N163RA), Beedeville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.

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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