# Accident 19971027031009A: Wsk M18A, Roamoke, LA, October 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1997, 09:15 local time
- Place: Roamoke, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDIG
- Location: 30.2301° N, 92.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2301&lon=-92.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149RA-2019-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (registry code 9810103, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK M18A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971027031009A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT AND ACFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND CAME TO REST NOISE DOWN IN DITCH ROAMOKE, LA. (-23) AIRCRAFT PULLED UP AFTER A PASS TO TURN RIGHT TO REPOSTION AND ENGINE QUIT. NO COUGH, JUST QUIT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH A FENCE AND NOSED DOWN INTO A DITCH.

## 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 FTW98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA034), Oct 27, 1997: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N149RA), Roanoke, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N149RA (2)

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

- [Incident 19950421015219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950421015219I), Apr 21, 1995: Wsk PZLM18 (N149RA), Iota, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft departed to the north to avoid powerlines and uphill grade. After lift off, the aircraft could not maintain altitude and came to rest…
- [Incident 19940429025249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429025249I), Apr 29, 1994: Wsk M18DROMADER (N149RA), Jennings, LA, Minor damage. Veered off runway into a ditch on takeoff. Rudder control rod had broken.

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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