1 fatal · Mooney M20C · 2019-12-08 · Flower Pot, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN20FA034
Event ID
20191213X42028
Type
Accident
Date
2019-12-08
Location
Flower Pot, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.479442, -111.989166
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Mooney
Model
M20C
Registration
N5557Q
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
Unk
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to initiate and continue the visual flight rules flight into an area of forecast instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. Contributing was the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience.