# Accident 19810131010729A: Mooney M20C, Imperial, CA, January 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1981, 16:54 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8388° N, 115.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8388&lon=-115.5720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5714Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5714Q-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 26 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131010729A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON EXTENDED DOWNWIND, CRASH LANDED 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX81FUM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM12), Jan 31, 1981: Mooney M20C (N5714Q), Imperial, CA, substantial damage

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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