- Date
- July 2, 1986, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wynne, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4685BWSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860702029819A
- Case key
- 34202
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Analysis
The plt stated that he had been fertilizing rice crops the morning prior to the accident flt and that there was nothing wrong with the acft. He further stated that on the accident flt he had already initiated the takeoff roll, when he realized that the flt controls were locked. According to the plt, by the time he unlocked the controls the acft had become airborne and had established itself in a critical attitude from which he could not recover.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4685B
- Reported as
- WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1Z012-10
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- WSK ASZ621R-16, 967 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- William P. Hess
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 1986 · 99 hours before
- Departed
- Wynne, AR
- Destination
- Wynne, AR
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,573 total · 985 in this make and model · 4,373 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.