# NTSB LAX81FUG50: Mooney M20J, N201QR, Big Bear City, CA, September 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1981
- Place: Big Bear City, CA · BIG BEAR CITY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2373   81/9/9  NR.BIG BEAR CITY,CA   MOONEY M20J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 198
        TIME - 1700                    N201QR              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUCERNE,CA                 BIG BEAR CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-EMERG TKOF,CRITICALLY INJ PAX.HVY WT,DRY LAKE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- R GEAR STRUCK UNKN OBSTN,LNDD W R WHL MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N201QR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201QR), registered now, S/N 24-0353, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Bear City

## 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 19810909058349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909058349A), Sep 9, 1981: Mooney M20J, Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Wheel struck object during takeoff causing loss of wheel. Additional damage caused during landing.

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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