# NTSB Accident ERA11FA055
> **MOONEY M20F** · 2010-11-11 · Copake, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA055
- **Event ID:** 20101113X00616
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-11-11
- **Location:** Copake, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.160556, -73.482223
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20F
- **Registration:** N6878V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to monitor and maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during a visual descent to the destination airport at night, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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