# NTSB Accident FTW98LA018
> **Mooney M20F** · 1997-10-19 · COLLEGE STATION, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA018
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09013
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-19
- **Location:** COLLEGE STATION, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.559003, -96.270874
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20F
- **Registration:** N7433V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around. Factors were :the pilot's premature retraction of the flaps, his lack of total experience in the airplane, the dark night illumination, pilot fatigue, and pressure induced by the passengers to complete the night flight.

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