# Accident 19791201040629A: Gulstm AA5A, Eureka, SD, December 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Eureka, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7712° N, 99.6207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7712&lon=-99.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26289, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26289-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 32 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FTK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201040629A

## Narrative

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

MADE SHORT TURNOUT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STRUCK WIRES, CRASH-LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY TRYING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## 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 MKC80FTK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK05), Dec 1, 1979: Grumman AA-5A (N26289), Eureka, SD, substantial damage

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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