# Accident 20070707012239A: Wsk M18A, Burns, OR, July 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2007, 20:10 local time
- Place: Burns, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6800° N, 119.4317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6800&lon=-119.4317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92043-2008-07-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,855 total, 626 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07TA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07TA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707012239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO DROP RETARDANT ON A FIRE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT DROPPED HIS RETARDANT LOAD AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY AND PLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX07TA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07TA208), Jul 8, 2007: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N92043), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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