# NTSB Accident FTW98FA121
> **Mooney M20E** · 1998-02-05 · ANGEL FIRE, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA121
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09537
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-05
- **Location:** ANGEL FIRE, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.390113, -105.270606
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20E
- **Registration:** N9213M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot attempting VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his lack of an instrument rating. Factors were weather conditions that included mountain wave activity conducive to turbulence, and clouds obscuring the mountainous terrain.

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