# Accident 19800413008959A: Gulstm AA5A, Mccordsville, IN, April 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1980, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mccordsville, IN
- Airport: Brookside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8951° N, 85.9069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8951&lon=-85.9069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26742, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26742-1982-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 10 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEX10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413008959A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING & DRAGGED WING TIP CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 CHI80DEX10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX10), Apr 13, 1980: American AA5A (N26742), Mccordsville, IN, 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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