# NTSB Accident LAX96LA113
> **Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18-A** · 1996-02-16 · BLYTHE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA113
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-16
- **Location:** BLYTHE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.750541, -114.50962
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wsk Pzl Mielec
- **Model:** M-18-A
- **Registration:** N92640
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's premature lift-off and subsequent loss of control due to his failure to monitor the airspeed indicator during the takeoff roll.

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