# NTSB Accident NYC98FA095
> **Mooney M20J** · 1998-04-20 · BRIDGEPORT, CT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98FA095
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09936
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-20
- **Location:** BRIDGEPORT, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N40HL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during night instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were dark night conditions, low ceilings, rain, and his decision to divert to an airport under instrument meteorological conditions when visual meteorological conditions existed at other airports.

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