# NTSB Accident MKC89LA053
> **MOONEY M20** · 1989-01-15 · MALMO, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89LA053
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27642
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-15
- **Location:** MALMO, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.350982, -94.190887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20
- **Registration:** N4096H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC),  WHICH  RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, DUE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.  A RELATED FACTOR  TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION.

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