Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18 accident near Opa Locka, Florida, November 28, 1984
On November 28, 1984 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18, registered CCCLR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Opa Locka, Florida (Opa-Locka airport). It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 28, 1984 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Opa Locka, Florida · Opa-Locka · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18
- Registration
- CCCLR · no longer on the register · serial 12012-29
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT SAID THAT THE ACFT WENT INTO AN UNCOMMANDED UNCONTROLLED ABRUPT LEFT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND SLID OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RWY. POST CRASH INSPECTION SHOWED NOTHING TO SUGGEST PRE-CRASH FLT CONTROLMALFUNCTION. THIS PLT AND ACFT WERE INVOLVED IN A NOSE OVER INCIDENT ON 11/22/84 IN PANAMA CITY, FL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 4,600 hours in all; 60 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Unknown (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 126 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 12,125 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pzl-Kalisz ASZ-621R-M-18 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OPF Opa Locka FL at 2:00 pm
- Destination: MTPP Port Au Prince OF
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 9, 8,002 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 2000 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:55 pm from OPF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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