# Accident 20050617012949A: Wsk PZLM18B, Eudora, AR, June 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Eudora, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WFIG
- Location: 33.0667° N, 91.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0667&lon=-91.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16836-2007-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B (registry code 9810125, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-meilec-pzl-m18b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18B
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ621R16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,990 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617012949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2005, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WSK-PZL MIELEC (DROMADER M18) AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N16836, WAS DESTROYED AFTER THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND IMPACT WITH THE GROUND NEAR EUDORA ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY WARDS FLYING SERVICE OF EUDORA ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO BASE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DFW05LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA162), Jun 17, 2005: Wsk-Pzl Mielec M18B (N16836), Eudora, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tree.

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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