# Accident 19790823020049A: Gulstm AA5, Laurel, MT, August 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7052° N, 108.7608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAUREL MUNI (6S8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7052&lon=-108.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5880L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5880L-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 39 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823020049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED AFTER LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY THROUGH FENCE. PILOT MISJUDGED AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE.

## 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 SEA79FTA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA18), Aug 23, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5 (N5880L), Laurel, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5880L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210119005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210119005209A), Jan 19, 2021: American AA-5 (N5880L), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. On 19JAN2021, N5880L reported 10 miles west inbound for landing at 1545Z and was given pattern entrance Instructions. At 1548Z, N5880L reported mayday on…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.