# N5853Q: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 2000-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 792
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1999
- Last registry action: August 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A78B4B
- Owners when cancelled: [Appel John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPEL%20JOHN), [Appel Vicky](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPEL%20VICKY)
- Location: [Jerome, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Jerome)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7285° N, 114.4323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83338, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5853Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5853Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5853Q-2000-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX00FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA283), Jul 30, 2000: Mooney M20E (N5853Q), Jackpot, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently became lost/disoriented during initial climb and collided with terrain. A related factor was the dark night.
- [NTSB LAX81DVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG62), Aug 24, 1981: Mooney M20E (N5853Q), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Accident 20000730012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730012089A), Jul 30, 2000: Mooney M20E (N5853Q), Jackpot, NV, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft struck ground approx. 1/4 mile from aiport during a night take off. (.4) history of flight: on July 30, 2000, about 2400 hours mountain daylight…
- [Incident 19871225079749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871225079749I), Dec 25, 1987: Mooney M20E (N5853Q), Lincoln, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Cause undetermined.
- [Accident 19810824051219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824051219A), Aug 24, 1981: Mooney M20E (N5853Q), San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of runway during landing. Pilot claims loss of brakes.

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