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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320D · Van Nuys, CA · May 17, 1986

Date
May 17, 1986 · 17:38 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N320SD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FA222
Reported as
Cessna 320D
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
618 total76 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft stalled and impacted the ground while maneuvering at low altitude in the traffic pattern for landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.