# Accident 20040316003599A: Mooney M20K, Mar Vista, CA, March 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2004, 17:15 local time
- Place: Mar Vista, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0150° N, 118.4375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0150&lon=-118.4375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1148V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1148V-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316003599A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA162), Mar 17, 2004: Mooney M20K (N1148V), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1148V (1)

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

- [Incident 19950425018239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425018239I), Apr 25, 1995: Mooney M20K (N1148V), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 25, 1995, a Mooney M20K, taxied into the assigned long term parking space at Santa Monica, California (smo). After taxiing the aircraft…

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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