# Accident 19790321006169A: Gulstm AA5, Burlington, VT, March 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Villeneuve
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5157° N, 72.9545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VILLENEUVE FLD (VT72), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5157&lon=-72.9545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5401L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5401L-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 281 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790321006169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES ON TAKEOFF FROM SHORT, GRAVEL RUNWAY.. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE TAIL DRAGGED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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