# Accident 19980616013659A: Mooney M20R, Van Nuys, CA, June 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1998, 05:14 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1892° N, 118.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1892&lon=-118.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130RB-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20R (registry code 5870225, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20R
- Reported engine: CONT IO550G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616013659A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO THE 2ND STORY OF A HOME, ACFT WAS DESTROYED, 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ. RESEDA, CA. (.19)ON JUNE 16, 1998, ABOUT 0514 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20R, N130RB, OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS DESTROYED DURING COLLISION WITH A RESIDENCE AT VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  ACCORDING TO AIRPORT POLICE AT 0512, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 16R WITHOUT RADIO TRANSMISSION.  THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE DEPARTURE.  ACCORDING TO A FAMILY MEMBER, THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE TO A MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT THE MAYO CLINIC. (.4) ON JUNE 16, 1998, ABOUT 0514 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20R, N130RB, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 BY THE PILOT WAS DESTROYED DURING COLLISION WITH A RESIDENCE AT VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO AIRPORT POLICE AT 0512, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 16R WITHOUR RADIO TRANSMISSION. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER WAS CLOSED AT THE T  IME OF THE DEPARTURE. RADAR DATA OBTAINED FROM THE AIRPORT NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAM INDICATED A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN TO ABOUT 2,200 FEET MSL, FOLLOWED BY A RAPID DESCENT INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) BURBANK APPROACH RADAR RECORDING SYSTEM WAS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A FAMILY MEMBER, THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE TO A MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT THE MAYO CLINIC.

## 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 LAX98FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA199), Jun 16, 1998: Mooney M20R (N130RB), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the non-instrument rated pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the low ceiling, drizzle, and fog.

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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