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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 9555 · Van Nuys, CA · July 22, 1991

Date
July 22, 1991 · 17:00 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N77CQ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA324
Reported as
Beech 9555
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
555 total20 in this make and model2 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.

Pilot reported control problems after being too high to land. Dived into building. Possible runway pitch trim.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED CONTROL PROBLEMS AFTER BEING TOO HIGH TO LAND. DIVED INTO BUILDING. POSSIBLE RUNWAY PITCH TRIM.

NTSB investigation

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