# Accident 20050601012779A: Mooney M20C, Northridge, CA, June 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2005, 23:06 local time
- Place: Northridge, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2805° N, 118.6109° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2805&lon=-118.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6574U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6574U-2007-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 191 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050601012779A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA193), Jun 2, 2005: Mooney M20C (N6574U), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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