# NTSB Accident DEN01FA027
> **Mooney M20K** · 2000-12-15 · OGDEN, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01FA027
- **Event ID:** 20001226X45481
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-12-15
- **Location:** OGDEN, UT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N5772C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain.  Contributing factors were the blowing snow, turbulence, dark night light conditions, and pilot fatigue due to the long flight day.

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