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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Camarillo, CA · June 10, 2022

Date: June 10, 2022 · 08:03 local
Place: Camarillo, CA
Airport: Camarillo
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N305L
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22FA210
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N305LRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-0616 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft was cleared for take-off from Camarillo Airport rwy 26 which was reporting 300' overcast. The pilot read back instruction from the tower to contact departure however pt mugu departure never received communication from the pilot. The aircraft was picked up on radar by pt mugu departure and then disappeared. A witness reported the aircraft struck a building located at privacy data omittedoxnard, CA approx. 1 mile nw of the airport and crashed in a strawberry field on the north side of the CA 101 freeway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF FROM CAMARILLO AIRPORT RWY 26 WHICH WAS REPORTING 300' OVERCAST. THE PILOT READ BACK INSTRUCTION FROM THE TOWER TO CONTACT DEPARTURE HOWEVER PT MUGU DEPARTURE NEVER RECEIVED COMMUNICATION FROM THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PICKED UP ON RADAR BY PT MUGU DEPARTURE AND THEN DISAPPEARED. A WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUILDING LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OXNARD, CA APPROX. 1 MILE NW OF THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED IN A STRAWBERRY FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CA 101 FREEWAY.

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 WPR22FA210Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCamarillo, CAThe pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control after entering instrument meteorological conditions shortly after takeoff.Jun 10, 2022 · Destroyed