# NTSB Accident SEA02LA065
> **WSK PZL Mielec M-18A** · 2002-04-08 · Rockford, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA065
- **Event ID:** 20020419X00558
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-08
- **Location:** Rockford, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.46389, -117.133331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WSK PZL Mielec
- **Model:** M-18A
- **Registration:** N81705
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning/decision to continue the takeoff.   Contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.

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