# NTSB Accident FTW99LA163
> **CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY HARVARD MK IV** · 1999-06-13 · MCKINNEY, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA163
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18997
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-13
- **Location:** MCKINNEY, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.169994, -96.700057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY
- **Model:** HARVARD MK IV
- **Registration:** N59TS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.  Contributing factors were the elevator control restriction, the pilot's inadequate preflight, the ditch, and gusty conditions.

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