# Accident 20030602012429A: Wsk M18A, Stuttgart, AR, June 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: B14G
- Location: 34.1572° N, 91.5678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1572&lon=-91.5678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135RA-2015-05-19) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 475 in this make and model, 425 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030602012429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2003, AT 0730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WSK PZL MIELEC M-18A, N135RA, OPERATED BY BEAR BAYOU AG SERVICE INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTING FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD TWO MILES SOUTH EAST OF REYDELL, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED AT AN UNKNOWN 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 CHI03LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA148), Jun 2, 2003: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N135RA), Reydell, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during initial climb.

## Other reports on N135RA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990709024149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990709024149I), Jul 9, 1999: Wsk M18A (N135RA), Reydell, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 9, 1999 at 11:30 cdst, a Wsk-PLZ-M18, N135RA, experienced fuel starvation during air aerial maneuvers at Reydell, Arkansas while applying…

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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