Accident · 1992-08-19

NTSB case SEA92LA184 · WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1992-08-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18 (N28951)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: B & R AERIAL CROP CARE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): B & R AERIAL CROP CARE, INC.

Probable cause

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY THE OPERATOR. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS SOFT TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case SEA92LA184

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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