Editing Van Nuys Airport (section)

== Incidents ==
* In the mid 1950s a single engine airplane that was trying to land at Van Nuys Airport crashed due to severe fog into the roof of a house located at 7807 (approximate address number) Louise Avenue in Northridge.  The home was unoccupied at the time.  The pilot died in the crash.
* On the night of March 26, 2000, a [[KTTV]] news helicopter, "Sky Fox 2", a secondary helicopter that was previously owned by [[KTLA]], crashed at Van Nuys airport after experiencing problems while covering the [[Academy Awards]].
* A [[Cessna CitationJet|Cessna 525 Citation CJ1]] twin-engine jet departing for [[Long Beach Airport]] crashed {{convert|0.5|mi|km|0}} north of the airport on January 12, 2007, killing two people on board. One was reported to be the owner of the company which operated the aircraft.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nbc4.tv/news/10734102/detail.html | title=Two Killed In Van Nuys Jet Crash | publisher=[[KNBC]] | date=2007-01-12 | access-date=2007-01-12 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070115061053/http://www.nbc4.tv/news/10734102/detail.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-01-15}}</ref>
* On November 25, 2008, a [[Cessna 310]] carrying two people experienced [[landing gear]] problems. After burning off fuel, it was able to land on the runway without incident, although its front gear collapsed upon landing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/LIVE-VIDEO-Fire-Crews-Prepare-for-Emergency-Landing-at-Van-Nuys-Airport.html |title=Plane Slides to Stop on Runway |date=25 November 2008 |publisher=NBC Los Angeles |access-date=2008-11-25}}</ref>
* On January 9, 2015, a [[Lancair]] kit aircraft crashed after takeoff just south of the airport at the intersection of Vanowen Street and Hayvenhurst Avenue. The pilot, an experienced flight instructor and [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] robotics engineer, was killed.<ref>{{cite news
 | url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-van-nuys-plane-crash-one-dead-20150109-story.html
 | title= One dead as small plane crashes in street near Van Nuys Airport
 | newspaper= [[Los Angeles Times]]
 | date= 2015-01-09
 | access-date= 2015-01-09
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| url        = http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-jpl-scientist-killed-plane-crash-robotics-20150110-story.html
| title      = JPL scientist killed in Van Nuys plane crash aided 'extreme' exploration
| last       = Ryan
| first      = Harriet
| date       = 2014-01-10
| newspaper  = [[Los Angeles Times]]
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150111051744/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-jpl-scientist-killed-plane-crash-robotics-20150110-story.html
| archive-date= 2015-01-11
}}</ref>
*On September 11, 2020, a small plane crashed into a parking lot on Hayvenhurst Avenue after takeoff, killing both the pilot and passenger.<ref>{{cite news 
| url= https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/09/11/small-plane-crashes-near-van-nuys-airport-killing-2-people/ 
| title=Small Plane Crashes Near Van Nuys Airport, Killing 2 People
}}</ref>