# Accident 20000520037029A: Wsk M18A, Twin Lake, MI, May 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2000, 10:40 local time
- Place: Twin Lake, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.2390° N, 86.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2390&lon=-86.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178RA-2013-08-13) (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: WSK M18A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000520037029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING FOR GYPSY MOTHS, AN EYE WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE DEVELOPED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND CRASHED IN THE WOODS. AN INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER CONFIRMED THE ENIGNE WAS NOT RUNNING. A POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI00FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA139), May 20, 2000: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N178RA), Muskegon, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors relating to this accident were the low altitude and the trees.

## Other reports on N178RA (1)

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

- [Accident 19970823023389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023389A), Aug 23, 1997: Wsk M18A (N178RA), Coopersville, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft involved in areaial application, engine lost fuel pressure, crashed into a field. (.4)following an agricultural flight, the pilot noticed that 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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