Mooney M20K N1150S
23 May 1983 · Van Nuys, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 May 1983 at about 01:30 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N1150S was involved in an accident near Van Nuys, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died. 2 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Nuys (VNY)
- Coordinates
- 34.1909, -118.4893
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N1150S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hawthorne → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FA241
People
2 people died, including 2 on the ground.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS 1 MILE OUT ON THE FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE TOWER ASKED THE PLT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO DOWNWIND. THE REQUESTWAS MADE BECAUSE A C-130 FOLLOWING HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR LANDING WITNESSES SAW THE MOONEY M-20 ENTER A RIGHT TURN AND DESCEND. THE ACFT STRUCK A POWER POLE AND EXPLODED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKED ACFT AND THE PLT SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES OR FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1983 | Mooney M20K | Dufur, Oregon, United States | Charles R. Wall | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1983 | Mooney M20K | Trenton, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1983 | Mooney M20K | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1983 | Mooney M20K | Patterson, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1983 | Mooney M20K | Essex, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Apr 1982 | Mooney M20K | Van Horn, Texas, United States | SDB Aviation Partnership | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |