- Date
- May 17, 1986, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N67TTBAerospatiale TB20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24913
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Analysis
While in the traffic pattern for rwy 16L the light acft plt was cautioned about possible wake turbulence from an arriving C-130 hercules acft landing on rwy 16R. The light acft plt acknowledged observing the C-130, which was above him. The C-130 landed on rwy 16R without incident. When the light acft was about 1/4 mile north of the arpt it encountered the C-130'S vortex which caused it to roll over inverted and crash. The light acft plt failed to adhere to the warning given by ATC and he failed to adhere to the established vortex avoidance procedures written in the airman's information manual.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67TTB
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale TB20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 535
- Airframe hours
- 73
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4D5D, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Van Nuys Aero Club, Inc, doing business as Beech Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Trinidad Distributing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 4, 1986 · 69 hours before
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys, runway 16L, 4,000 × 75 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY, 1 nm away