# NTSB Accident ANC06LA030
> **Mooney M-10** · 2006-03-25 · Salinas, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06LA030
- **Event ID:** 20060403X00382
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-03-25
- **Location:** Salinas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.618888, -121.18
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M-10
- **Registration:** N9533V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent stall/spin during cruise flight.  Factors associated with the accident are a low ceiling with reduced visibility, and an inadvertent stall/spin.

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