# NTSB Accident DEN04LA065
> **Mooney M20C** · 2004-03-13 · Clovis, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04LA065
- **Event ID:** 20040421X00489
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-03-13
- **Location:** Clovis, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.379352, -103.050422
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N6958V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making during an instrument approach resulting in the pilot's intentional descent below approach minimums, and the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance resulting in the in-flight collision with an object. Contributing factors include the dark night light conditions, and the wires.

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