# NTSB Accident LAX96FA294
> **Mooney M20K** · 1996-08-02 · GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96FA294
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06539
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-02
- **Location:** GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.030132, -112.019119
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N4634H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

due to an in-flight loss of control resulting from a probable incapacitation for unknown reasons.  The loss of control occurred while the aircraft was being flown in close proximity to a level 6 thunderstorm.  The failure of the pilot to obtain current weather information was a factor in this accident.

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