# NTSB Accident MKC89DCQ01
> **WSK PZL Mielec PZL-M-18-A** · 1989-08-09 · INGALLS, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89DCQ01
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29203
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-09
- **Location:** INGALLS, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.820888, -100.450851
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WSK PZL Mielec
- **Model:** PZL-M-18-A
- **Registration:** N7032M
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: RISING TERRAIN, TALL GRASS, TAILWIND AND THE TRANSMISSION WIRES.

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