# NTSB Accident FTW98LA202
> **Cessna 150M** · 1998-05-01 · LEVELLAND, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA202
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10059
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-01
- **Location:** LEVELLAND, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.570632, -102.360046
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150M
- **Registration:** N459U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inaccurate weather evaluation, subsequent encounter with a severe downdraft, and failure (or inability) to compensate for the wind (downdraft) condition.  The high density altitude was a related factor.

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