# NTSB Accident CHI98LA042
> **Mooney M20K** · 1997-11-21 · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA042
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09152
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-21
- **Location:** EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.919471, -93.399383
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N252A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper decision to continue the approach beyond decision height, when he could not see the runway; and his attempt to land without being properly aligned on the runway.  Factors relating to this accident were: darkness, fog and and runway lights.

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