# NTSB Accident CEN11LA605
> **WSK PZL MIELEC M-18 DROMADER** · 2011-08-26 · Freeport, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11LA605
- **Event ID:** 20110830X61502
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-08-26
- **Location:** Freeport, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.234722, -89.589996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WSK PZL MIELEC
- **Model:** M-18 DROMADER
- **Registration:** N7070L
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to operate the airplane with a known defect in the elevator control system that led to his inability to control the airplane during the initial climb.

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