# Accident 19800504012309A: Gulstm AA5B, Grand Canyon, AZ, May 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon Cave
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4516N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4516N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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: 5,300 total, 7 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012309A

## Narrative

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

A HORSE CROSSED PATH OF AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT PULLED AIRCRAFT UP OVER ANIMAL. WING TIP HIT HORSE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4516N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880716026889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026889I), Jul 16, 1988: Gulstm AA5B (N4516N), Waco, TX, Minor damage. Severe downdraft on landing. Applied full power but aircraft impacted the runway. Minor 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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