# NTSB Accident MIA98FA187
> **Mooney M-20E** · 1998-06-22 · PICKENS, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98FA187
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10378
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-22
- **Location:** PICKENS, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.879238, -82.699623
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M-20E
- **Registration:** N2709W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot not maintaining adequate clearance with objects (trees) during the emergency landing.  Contributing factors were the pilot's impairment associated with the use of an antihistamine and the trees.

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