# Accident 20040605028279A: Wsk M18A, Dumas, AR, June 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Airport: Billy Free Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KW6G
- Location: 33.9217° N, 91.5067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9217&lon=-91.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161RA-2006-05-04) (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
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ621RM18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,595 total, 175 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605028279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO BE UNDERPOWERED AS STATED BY PILOT, EVEN THOUGH ENGINE GAUGES SHOWED NO PROBLEM IN PERFORMANCE. PILOT DUMPED LOAD CONTINUED STRAIGHT TRYING TO GET ALTITUDE. CONTACTED TREE AT SMALL CANAL AND AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN A BEAN FIELD.

## 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 FTW04LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA152), Jun 5, 2004: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N161RA), Dumas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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