# NTSB Accident CEN20FA049
> **Mooney M20S** · 2019-12-31 · OLATHE, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20FA049
- **Event ID:** 20191231X83852
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-12-31
- **Location:** OLATHE, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.846111, -94.736114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20S
- **Registration:** N602TF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to set the elevator trim properly for takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during climb out, an aerodynamic stall, and the subsequent impact with terrain.

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