- Date
- September 15, 1986, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mer Rouge, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2710LWSK PZL Mielec PZL-M18
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860915045179A
- Case key
- 21958
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot pulled up steeply at the end of a spray run and started a turn-around. During this time he allowed the airspeed to bleed off to the point at which the aircraft stalled and entered a spin without sufficient altitude to recover before ground impact occurred. Post accident examination failed to reveal evidence of a preimpact aircraft or engine problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2710L
- Reported as
- WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1Z008-02
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Pzl-Kalisz ASZ-62IR-16, 967 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Arkla Flyers,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Morris Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986 · 370 hours before
- Departed
- Mer Rouge, LA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,750 total · 250 in this make and model · 2,750 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.