# NTSB Accident WPR13FA335
> **MOONEY M20C** · 2013-07-22 · South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA335
- **Event ID:** 20130722X51944
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-07-22
- **Location:** South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.88972, -119.990554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N6709U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to turn into rising terrain that would have required performance in excess of the airplane’s maximum climb rate to clear after taking off at a high density altitude.

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