Mooney M20C accident near Riverside, CA
On February 28, 2008, a Mooney M20C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Riverside, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 28, 2008
- Place
- Riverside, CA
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.945°N, 117.447°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080305X00271
Official records · LAX08FA068
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 27, 2008, at 2207 Pacific standard time, a Mooney M20C, N591BB, crashed during takeoff from Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL), Riverside, California. The co-owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and two passengers were killed; the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and the post crash fire. The local personal flight was departing at the time, with a planned destination of Corona Municipal Airport (AJO), Corona, California. Visual night meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. Interviews with family and friends of the pilot and passengers indicated that the flight departed Corona for a local personal flight. The accident airplane landed at Riverside Airport about 2000. The pilot and passengers intended to eat at the airport restaurant, but the restaurant was closed. The pilot contacted his fiance, who drove to the airport to pick them up for dinner in the local area. After dinner they drove back to the airport, and the pilot and passengers boarded the airplane for the return flight to Corona. The fiance had left the airport prior to the airplane taking off and did not witness the accident. During takeoff a ground witness reported that once airborne the airplane was "porpoising" up and down as it flew towards him. As the airplane neared the end of the runway, he saw it make a steep climbing left turn. The witness stated that the airplane rolled inverted and descended towards the ground in a nose down attitude. The airplane t
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
