# Accident 20040316007209A: Wsk M18A, Safford, AZ, March 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Safford, AZ
- Airport: Safford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8090° N, 109.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8090&lon=-109.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6259N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259N-2006-08-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04TA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316007209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS DOING WATER DROPS FOR THE BLM TO TEST FOR USE ON WILDFIRES. AIRCRAFT SPUN IN ON A LOW PASS.

## 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 LAX04TA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA161), Mar 16, 2004: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N6259N), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and at least one ensuing engine power surge, which caused the airplane to pitch up abruptly into a stall at an altitude too low for recovery.…

## Other reports on N6259N (1)

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

- [Incident 20000716035259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716035259I), Jul 16, 2000: Wsk M18A (N6259N), Dillon, MT, Minor damage. (-23)Ferry flight for delivery of polish - fire bomber to Oregon. Pilot stated that upon landing, the tail wheel arm broke off and the aircraft landed with…

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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