# NTSB Accident CEN11FA124
> **MOONEY M20E** · 2010-12-22 · Colorado Springs, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11FA124
- **Event ID:** 20101222X54546
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-12-22
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.814998, -104.684448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20E
- **Registration:** N79869
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to initiate an approach into weather conditions where the ceiling and visibility were below the minimums for the approach and where reported icing existed, in an airplane not certified for flight in icing conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during the missed approach.

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