# NTSB Accident MIA00FA066
> **Mooney M20M** · 2000-01-10 · MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, USA · FATL
## 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.

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