Aircraft record

N178RA1985 Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 13, 2013.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest May 2000)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Rockford, IL; owner city / state
Engine: ASZ-621R-M18 · 967 hp; Pezetel
Owners: 1; on record
NTSB events: 2; destroyed, 2000
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Rockford, IL
Canceled: Aug 13, 2013
Airworthiness: Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date: May 21, 1996

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Wsk Pzl Mielec
Model: M-18A
Year: 1985
Serial number: 1Z015-10
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A1385D

Engine

Make and model: Pezetel Asz-621r-M18
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 967 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

until 2013Individual ownerRockford, IL

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · destroyed

May 20, 2000 · Muskegon, MI

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors relating to this accident were the low altitude and the trees.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CHI00FA139

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI00FA139)

Accident · substantial damage

Aug 23, 1997 · Coopersville, MI

the pilot inadequate fuel system management which led to a fuel starvation.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: CHI97LA267

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI97LA267)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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