# NTSB Accident LAX98FA154
> **Mooney M20K** · 1998-05-05 · BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98FA154
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10119
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-05
- **Location:** BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N231BY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's operation of the airplane at a speed well in excess of it's designed never exceed speed that resulted in elevator flutter and in-flight failure of the airplane.  Turbulence and icing conditions were factors in the accident.

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