# NTSB LAX81FUM12: Mooney M20C, N5714Q, Imperial, CA, January 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1981
- Place: Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0142  81/1/31    IMPERIAL,CA         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 302
        TIME - 1654                    N5714Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IMPERIAL,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5714Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5714Q-2015-05-12), registration cancelled 2015-05-12, S/N 3059, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Imperial 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 19810131010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810131010729A), Jan 31, 1981: Mooney M20C, Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on extended downwind, crash landed 1 mile short of runway.

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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