# Incident 19800812080809I: Gulstm AA5, South Lake Taho, CA, August 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1980, 15:44 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28348, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28348-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 AA5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812080809I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE DURING DOWNWIND TAKEOFF, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N28348 (3)

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

- [Incident 19800723077369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723077369I), Jul 23, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28348), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pilot struck parked aircraft while parking. Paint scratches only.
- [Incident 19800531052249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531052249I), May 31, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28348), Corning, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off runway, struck runway light, then took off and landed at another airport.
- [Incident 19790810030129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810030129I), Aug 10, 1979: N28348, Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Overran departure end on runway.

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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