# Accident 19790606020499A: Gulstm AA5B, Owensville, MO, June 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Owensville, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3484° N, 91.4974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3484&lon=-91.4974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28467, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28467-2024-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 340 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606020499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD THAT WAS TOO SHORT. STALLED INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC79FCA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA16), Jun 6, 1979: Grumman AA-5B (N28467), Owensville, MO, destroyed

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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