Fatal NTSB investigations: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19862026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 per year, 1986–2026: 5 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9810102'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW00LA006Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec M18 · Weldon, ARThe cause of the accident was undetermined.Oct 5, 1999 · N4779G · DestroyedNTSB FTW95LA288Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 · Carlisle, ARThe pilot delayed pull-up from a swath run and failed to maintain clearance from the obstruction (grain elevator). A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's use of medications that were not approved for use while flying.Jul 11, 1995 · N4609P · DestroyedNTSB MKC89DCQ01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18-A · Ingalls, KSImproper preflight planning by the pilot and his failure to attain inadequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/spin. As he was attempting to avoid a power transmission line. Factors related to the accident were: rising terrain, tall grass, tailwind and the…Aug 9, 1989 · N7032M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC89DPG03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPZL-Mielec M-18 · Parkin, ARThe failure of the pilot to maintain a visual lookout adequate to have avoided the powerlines.Jul 28, 1989 · N2730D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW86FRD25Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportWSK PZL Mielec PZL-M18 · Mer Rouge, LAThe 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…Sep 15, 1986 · N2710L · Destroyed