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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5853Q

N5853Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20E. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 3, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Mooney M20E cancelled October 3, 2000

Serial number
792
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 2, 1999
Last FAA action
August 7, 2000
Last owner
Appel John (Co-owned)
Jerome, ID
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5853Q

LAX00FA283Accident on July 30, 2000 at Jackpot, NV: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20E · serial 792

The pilot inadvertently became lost/disoriented during initial climb and collided with terrain. A related factor was the dark night.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site