# NTSB Accident CHI00FA139
> **Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A** · 2000-05-20 · MUSKEGON, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA139
- **Event ID:** 20010505X00886
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-20
- **Location:** MUSKEGON, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.239048, -86.249732
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wsk Pzl Mielec
- **Model:** M-18A
- **Registration:** N178RA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees.  Factors relating to this accident were the low altitude and the trees.

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