# NTSB Accident WPR19FA083
> **Mooney M20F** · 2019-02-09 · Diablo, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19FA083
- **Event ID:** 20190209X04832
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-02-09
- **Location:** Diablo, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.871944, -121.92444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20F
- **Registration:** N3270F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s decision to depart on a visual flight rules flight into reduced visibility night conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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