# Accident 19960727046229A: Wsk M18A, Mc Gehee, AR, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mc Gehee, AR
- Airport: Mc Gehee Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.6201° N, 91.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6201&lon=-91.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7643J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7643J-2021-12-04) (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: WSK M18A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727046229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING FROM A CFR 14 PART 137 FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDALS INDICATED NO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. AFTER ROLLING THROUGH AN ADJACENT DITCH, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE DITCH BANK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WING CENTER SECTION, RIGHT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH NORMAL EXIT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW96LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA325), Jul 27, 1996: Pezetel M-18A (N7643J), Mcgehee, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the brake system for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent encounter with a ditch.

## Other reports on N7643J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130703011769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130703011769A), Jul 3, 2013: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N7643J), Middleton, ID, Substantial damage. On 3 July, 2013, at approximately 0600, a Wsk Pzl Mielec, M-18A, N7643J, piloted by [privacy data omitted] took off from Hubler field (ID00) on runway 28. The…

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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