N81705 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A cancelled May 31, 2017
- Serial number
- 1Z020-17
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 6, 2008
- Last FAA action
- June 6, 2008
- Last owner
- A-1 Aviation INC (Corporation)
Lake Havasu City, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
Aeronca 7AC cancelled September 22, 1971
- Serial number
- 7AC-324
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 30, 1955
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Russell Sprung (Individual)
Tucson, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N81705
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · serial 1Z020-17
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and, his failure to properly secure the aircraft as he left the cockpit with the engine operating, which resulted in the unoccupied airplane inadvertently becoming airborne and colliding with a fence and terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · serial 1Z020-17
The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning/decision to continue the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Wsk Pzl Mielec M18S · serial 12020-17
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND UNFAVORABLE WINDS.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site