# NTSB Accident ANC18FA024
> **MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20** · 2018-02-13 · Chuckanut, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC18FA024
- **Event ID:** 20180213X20952
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-02-13
- **Location:** Chuckanut, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.654998, -122.465278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP.
- **Model:** M20
- **Registration:** N123JN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a visual approach in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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