# NTSB Accident CHI98FA022
> **Mooney M20K** · 1997-10-24 · EMPORIA, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA022
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08958
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-24
- **Location:** EMPORIA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.409809, -96.190864
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N305RJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an altitude above the minimum descent altitude for the approach.  Factors contributing to this accident were the low ceiling, rain, and fog.

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