# Incident 19980501014749I: Wsk M18A, Tekamah, NE, May 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1998, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tekamah, NE
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.7778° N, 96.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tekamah, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7778&lon=-96.2245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81541-2013-09-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 20 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980501014749I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING TO BASE AFTER SPRAYING 24HRS.

## Other reports on N81541 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080729841599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080729841599A), Jul 29, 2008: Wsk M18A (N81541), Caldwell, ID, Destroyed. (-23) On July 29, 2008 a M-18A (dromader) s/n 1Z020-06, N81541 hit the power lines south west of Caldwell Idaho running east/west of substation on the deer…

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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