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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Mar Vista, CA · March 16, 2004

Date: March 16, 2004 · 17:15 local
Place: Mar Vista, CA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1148V
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04FA162
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N1148VRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0725 · Built 1982 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 3/16/2004 Mooney M-20-K impacted a house on final approach to sant monica airports, santa monica CA. Weather reported at time of accident was 1/2 mile visibility with fog and 200 feet overcast. Accident still under investigation by this office.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/16/2004 MOONEY M-20-K IMPACTED A HOUSE ON FINAL APPROACH TO SANT MONICA AIRPORTS, SANTA MONICA CA. WEATHER REPORTED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY WITH FOG AND 200 FEET OVERCAST. ACCIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX04FA162Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLos Angeles, CAThe pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the low ceiling, reduced visibility (fog), and the pilot's lack of instrument flying currency. An additional factor was the failure of air traffic…Mar 17, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1148V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950425018239IIdling Engines · Santa Monica, CANarrative: on April 25, 1995, a Mooney M20K, taxied into the assigned long term parking space at Santa Monica, California (smo). After taxiing the aircraft into the parking space the pilot elected to run the engine for an additional period of time in order to…Apr 25, 1995 · Minor damage