# Accident 20090720012869A: Wsk PZLM18B, Malad City, ID, July 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2009, 06:30 local time
- Place: Malad City, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XJ7G
- Location: 42.5553° N, 112.9050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5553&lon=-112.9050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7813T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7813T-2017-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B (registry code 9810125, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-meilec-pzl-m18b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZLM18B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090720012869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7813T WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS.  THE PILOT WAS MAKING FERTILIZER DROPS TO THE WHEAT FIELD BELOW.  THE PILOT INDICATED ENCOUNTERING WINDSHEAR.  THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE ALL AT ONCE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GRADUALLY UPSLOPING TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 WPR09CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA358), Jul 20, 2009: Wsk-Pzl Meilec PZL M18B (N7813T), Rockland, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during an aerial application reversal turn.

## Other reports on N7813T (1)

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

- [Incident 20030628019659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628019659I), Jun 28, 2003: Wsk PZLM18B (N7813T), Willowbank Twns, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that while he was aerial spraying a duck flew into the intake of the engine resulting in a flameout and complete loss of power. The pilot…

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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