# Accident 19990608006639A: Wsk M18DROMADER, Dumas, AR, June 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1999, 11:20 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 34.2805° N, 91.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2805&lon=-91.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52401, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52401-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK PZL Mielec M-18 DROMADER (registry code 9810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-m-18-dromader) (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 M18DROMADER
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990608006639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A RICE FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND STRUCK A LEVEE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON JUNE 08, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 AM A WSK-PZL, MODEL M-18, N52401, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN A POST FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED.  THE LONE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VMC WEATHER EXISTED AT THE TIME.

## 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 FTW99LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA161), Jun 8, 1999: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 (N52401), Dewitt, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor was the downdraft weather condition.

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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