# Accident 19970620015269A: Mnmite M18*, Grubbs, AR, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Grubbs, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.6540° N, 91.0755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grubbs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6540&lon=-91.0755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148RA-2017-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pezetel ASZ-621R-M18 (registry code 49800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pezetel-asz-621r-m18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015269A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF FROM DIRT STRIP, LOADED WITH FERTILIZER, AIRBORNE, LOST ALTITUDE, CRASHED, LANDING GEAR, ENGINES DAMAGE (-23) ON JUNE 20, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WSK-PZL MIELEC, M-18A, N148RA, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE SOD AIRSTRIP NEAR WALDENBERG AR. THE SOLE PASSENGER, A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS NOT INJURED & THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL & OPERATED BY G & L AVIATION, INC. OF TUCKERMAN, AR, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WHICH WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA231), Jun 20, 1997: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N148RA), Waldenburg, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision. The short runway and failure to use up to 10 degrees of flaps were related factors.

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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