# NTSB Accident LAX03LA271
> **Mooney M20C** · 2003-08-31 · Watsonville, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA271
- **Event ID:** 20030905X01474
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-31
- **Location:** Watsonville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.921943, -121.838333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N707JH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the non-instrument rated pilot's intentional continuance of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain clearance with terrain.

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