NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX87IA326
Registry · N5826Q
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MOONEY M20C
Year of manufacture
1965 · 22 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650713
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7808F
Registrant of record
N5826Q LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THAT BEFORE LANDING, HE WENT THRU THE LANDING CHECKLIST, BUT THE GREEN GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. HE CONTD THE LANDING, & SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN & CAME TO REST WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE UP (RETRACTED) POSITION. AFTER THE ACFT WAS RAISED, THE GEAR WOULD EXTEND & OPERATE NORMALLY. POLICE SUSPECTED THE PLT WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. A TEST SHOWED HE HAD A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.089%. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_LAX87IA326.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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