# Accident 19830522021209A: Mooney M20K, Van Nuys, CA, May 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1909° N, 118.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1909&lon=-118.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1150S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 717 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522021209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ADVISED TO GO AROUND DUE TO EMERGENCY TRAFFIC. PULLED UP IN A STEEP RIGHT TURN. STALLED AND SPUN IN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA241), May 23, 1983: Mooney M20K (N1150S), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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