# Accident 20220610010269A: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Camarillo, CA, June 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2022, 08:03 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2230° N, 119.1213° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2230&lon=-119.1213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220610010269A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA210), Jun 10, 2022: Mooney M20K (N305L), Camarillo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control after entering instrument meteorological conditions shortly after takeoff.

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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