# NTSB Accident CHI97FA058
> **Mooney M20J** · 1997-01-21 · COTTAGE GROVE, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA058
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07262
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-21
- **Location:** COTTAGE GROVE, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.810878, -92.919151
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N1160G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during an ILS approach.  Factors relating to the accident were: the IFR weather conditions, the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience, and the pilot's lack of familiarity in flying the accident aircraft.

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