# NTSB Accident WPR18FA218
> **Mooney M20K** · 2018-08-11 · Baker City, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18FA218
- **Event ID:** 20180811X51444
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-11
- **Location:** Baker City, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.813331, -117.793891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N231EC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the landing approach as a result of his diversion of attention after a series of non-essential aircraft systems became inoperative following the failure of the engine-driven vacuum pump, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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