Plane Crash List

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.

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no coordinates
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