# NTSB Accident FTW98LA082
> **Mooney M20** · 1997-12-13 · POCAHONTAS, AR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA082
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09316
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-13
- **Location:** POCAHONTAS, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.260864, -90.960189
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20
- **Registration:** N6159E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.  A related factor was: the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane.

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