# NTSB Accident FTW99LA161
> **Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18** · 1999-06-08 · DEWITT, AR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA161
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18995
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-08
- **Location:** DEWITT, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.280498, -91.329986
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wsk Pzl Mielec
- **Model:** M-18
- **Registration:** N52401
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.  A factor was the downdraft weather condition.

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