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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Northridge, CA · June 1, 2005

Date: June 1, 2005 · 23:06 local
Place: Northridge, CA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6574U
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05FA193
Reported as: Mooney M20C
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 206 total191 in this make and model

N6574URegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2007 · Mooney M20CS/N 2431 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was a VFR (visual flight rules) rated private pilot performing an ILS (instrument landing system) approach, which required an IFR (instrument flight rules) rating and qualifications that he did not possess to van nuys airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS A VFR (VISUAL FLIGHT RULES) RATED PRIVATE PILOT PERFORMING AN ILS (INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM) APPROACH, WHICH REQUIRED AN IFR (INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES) RATING AND QUALIFICATIONS THAT HE DID NOT POSSESS TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX05FA193Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVan Nuys, CAThe pilot's decision to attempt flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were haze and low ceilings, the night lighting condition, an…Jun 2, 2005 · Destroyed