# NTSB Accident IAD00FA079
> **Mooney M20F** · 2000-08-29 · JONESTOWN, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD00FA079
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21740
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-29
- **Location:** JONESTOWN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.40361, -76.224998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20F
- **Registration:** N9436V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's delay in aborting the landing, which resulted in a collision with transmission wires.  Factors in the accident were the pilot's improper inflight decision to attempt a landing with a 14-knot tailwind, and his use of an unapproved pain medication.

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