# NTSB Accident MKC89FA179
> **MOONEY M20F** · 1989-08-13 · MOUND CITY, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89FA179
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29205
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-13
- **Location:** MOUND CITY, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.110923, -94.319786
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20F
- **Registration:** N6960V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS & HEAVY RAIN WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN.

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