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| Date: | Sunday 15 January 1989 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4096H |
| MSN: | 25-00415 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1252 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malmo, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FCM |
| BRD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE:THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, DUE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A RELATED FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001213X27642
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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