# NTSB Accident CEN21FA314
> **PZL MIELEC M18** · 2021-07-12 · Seiling, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21FA314
- **Event ID:** 20210712103455
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-07-12
- **Location:** Seiling, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.13667, -98.81944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PZL MIELEC
- **Model:** M18
- **Registration:** N9310R
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s in-flight loss of control due to the structural failure of a wing fitting and separation of the outboard wing section. Also causal were the inadequate wing fitting inspections, which failed to detect the initial corrosion and crack before it resulted in failure of the wing fitting lug.

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