Accident PZL M-18 Dromader N4685B,
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Date:Wednesday 2 July 1986
Time:11:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
PZL M-18 Dromader
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N4685B
MSN: 1Z012-10
Total airframe hrs:1000 hours
Engine model:WSK ASZ621R-16
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Wynne, AR -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Wynne, AR
Destination airport:Wynne, AR
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
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.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MKC86LA137
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MKC86LA137

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Revision history:

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