# NTSB Accident CHI03FA080
> **Mooney M20J** · 2003-03-10 · Tower, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03FA080
- **Event ID:** 20030318X00354
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-10
- **Location:** Tower, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.352779, -84.343887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N201ZM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during cruise flight.  A factor to the accident was the clouds and night conditions.

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