# Accident 19940512010639A: Mooney M20K, Camarillo, CA, May 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1994, 08:25 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2698° N, 119.1608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2698&lon=-119.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231WD-1995-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 490 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512010639A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON IFR CLIMBOUT. VERTICAL IMPACT. IFR PIC WAS FLYING RIGHT SEAT. ATITTUDE GAGES LEFT SEAT VFR PILOT.

## 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 LAX94FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA217), May 12, 1994: Mooney M20K (N231WD), Ventura, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT CREW TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE FIRST PILOT'S…

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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