# NTSB Accident NYC95LA085
> **MOONEY M20K** · 1995-04-11 · TANGIER ISLAND, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95LA085
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03363
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-04-11
- **Location:** TANGIER ISLAND, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.820922, -75.990898
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N331DF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree.  Contributing factors are a crosswind and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions

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