# NTSB Accident FTW96FA091
> **Mooney M20K** · 1996-01-18 · LAREDO, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA091
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05125
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-18
- **Location:** LAREDO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.54977, -99.460807
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N231GS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of aircraft control.  A factor was the dark night conditions.

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