# Accident 20080227011809A: Mooney M20C, Riverside, CA, February 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2008, 22:07 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9447° N, 117.4467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9447&lon=-117.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N591BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N591BB-2013-10-29) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 224 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080227011809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX08FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA068), Feb 28, 2008: Mooney M20C (N591BB), Riverside, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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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