# NTSB LAX81DVG62: Mooney M20E, N5853Q, San Andreas, CA, August 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1981
- Place: San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2306  81/8/24    SAN ANDREAS,CA      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2050                    N5853Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALAVERAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CA                SAN ANDREAS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY GRADIENT SLOPED .83PCT DWNHILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5853Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5853Q-2000-10-03), registration cancelled 2000-10-03, S/N 792 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calaveras County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810824051219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824051219A), Aug 24, 1981: Mooney M20E, San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of runway during landing. Pilot claims loss of brakes.

## Other investigations on N5853Q (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 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.

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.

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