# Incident 19810410026009I: Grumav AA5A, New Orleans, LA, April 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1981, 11:58 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lake Frount
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26723, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26723) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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: GRUMAV AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 3 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410026009I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT MADE DOWNWIND LANDING ON AIRPORT BUT RAN OFF RUNWAY AS PLANE HIT AT ANGLE.

## Other reports on N26723 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790404013449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404013449I), Apr 4, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26723), Henderson, TX, Minor damage. Instructor directed student to complete emergency landing in selected field. Hit a bump. Broke the nose gear. Za

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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