1 fatal · Mooney M20M · 2000-01-10 · MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA00FA066
Event ID
20001212X20404
Type
Accident
Date
2000-01-10
Location
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, USA
Coordinates
32.819446, -79.860328
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Mooney
Model
M20M
Registration
N2135X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuv ering on a night instrument approach in instrument conditions. This resulted in an inadvertent in-flight loss of control (stall/spin), and subsequent in-flight collision with a swamp. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to marihuana.