# Accident 20070711017709A: Wsk M18A, Tunica, MS, July 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SNYG
- Location: 34.6797° N, 90.3806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6797&lon=-90.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4305T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4305T) (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
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ621RM18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 120 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070711017709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOST POWER WHILE MANEUVERING TO SPRAY. THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUT. CHANGED DIRECTION AND LANDED IN FIELD. FIELD WAS MUDDY, A/C FLIPPED OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C, MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT.

## 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 DFW07LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA154), Jul 11, 2007: Wsk-Pzl Mielic M-18A (N4305T), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor 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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