# NTSB Accident FTW98FA354
> **Mooney M20J** · 1998-08-04 · CENTENNIAL, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98FA354
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10830
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-04
- **Location:** CENTENNIAL, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.299079, -106.109504
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N5698L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's disregard of information provided in weather briefs, and his flight into known adverse weather in mountainous terrain which resulted in an in-flight collision with a mountain.  Factors were rain and low ceiling/visibility.

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