# Accident 19790724020309A: Gulstm AA5A, Augusta, MT, July 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, MT
- Airport: Benchmark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4820° N, 112.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BENCHMARK (3U7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4820&lon=-112.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9966U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9966U-2009-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724020309A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE & GROSS WT MAXIMUM OR HIGHER. UNABLE TO CLIMB. HIT 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 SEA79FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA048), Jul 24, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9966U), Augusta, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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