# Accident 19810530029779A: Grumav AA5A, Bennett, CO, May 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bennett, CO
- Airport: Benit Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7420° N, 104.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennett, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7420&lon=-104.4287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26872, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26872) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 613 total, 67 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530029779A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR DELAYED INIATING GO-AROUND AFTER SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 DEN81FTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE41), May 30, 1981: Grumman AA-5A (N26872), Bennett, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26872 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811219078889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219078889A), Dec 19, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26872), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Claims engine quit on takeoff. Struck a tree off end of runway. No engine defects found. Possible misused mixture.

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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