# Accident 19810824051219A: Mooney M20E, San Andreas, CA, August 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1981, 20:50 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1927° N, 120.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Andreas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1927&lon=-120.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5853Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5853Q-2000-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824051219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING. PILOT CLAIMS LOSS OF BRAKES.

## 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 LAX81DVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG62), Aug 24, 1981: Mooney M20E (N5853Q), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5853Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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.

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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