# NTSB Accident SEA98FA089
> **Mooney M20A** · 1998-06-07 · CANYON CREEK, MT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98FA089
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10414
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-07
- **Location:** CANYON CREEK, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.870685, -112.319389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20A
- **Registration:** N1048B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The design stress limits of the aircraft was exceeded.  The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, lack of an instrument rating, poor weather evaluation and low ceilings and mountain obscuration were factors.

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