# NTSB Accident LAX88FA297
> **MOONEY M20J** · 1988-08-24 · INYOKERN, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA297
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26590
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-08-24
- **Location:** INYOKERN, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.880802, -118.149452
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N5769Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOTS INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING A LEVEL FOUR THUNDERSTORM ON A NIGHT VFR CROSS COUNTRY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING.

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