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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Riverside, CA · February 27, 2008

Date: February 27, 2008 · 22:07 local
Place: Riverside, CA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N591BB
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08FA068
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 224 total224 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N591BBRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2013 · Mooney M20CS/N 2385 · Built 1963 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Shortly after taking off from rwy 16 (2850 x 50), the aircraft turned left in a climbing turn, then rolled inverted, hit a palm tree, and crashed into a parked vehicle. Post crash fire. Pilot and two passengers perished.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RWY 16 (2850 X 50), THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT IN A CLIMBING TURN, THEN ROLLED INVERTED, HIT A PALM TREE, AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS PERISHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08FA068Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportRiverside, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.Feb 28, 2008 · Destroyed