# Accident 19810912058659A: Mooney M20E, Red Bluff, CA, September 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5787Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5787Q-1983-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRAHSED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX81FVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG66), Sep 12, 1981: Mooney M20E (N5787Q), Red Bluff, 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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