# NTSB Accident LAX01FA023
> **Mooney M-20J** · 2000-10-23 · Wheaton Springs, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01FA023
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22183
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-23
- **Location:** Wheaton Springs, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.959716, -119.900489
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M-20J
- **Registration:** N40VF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** —
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and attempted VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in the in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.

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