# Accident 19810818051009A: Grumav AA5A, Amsterdam, NY, August 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Amsterdam, NY
- Airport: Snow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9567° N, 74.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Snow Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9567&lon=-74.0815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26759, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26759-2013-04-15) (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: 32 total, 13 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818051009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY, SKIDDED OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO TREES WITH FULL BRAKING ACTION.

## 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 NYC81FFA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA23), Aug 18, 1981: Gulf Amer AA-5A (N26759), Amsterdam, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26759 (3)

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

- [Accident 19841007054469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007054469A), Oct 7, 1984: Gulstm AA5A (N26759), Corinth, NY, Substantial damage. Mistook sod field for grass runway. Struck wires on approach to sod field, then fell into river.
- [Incident 19810201009729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201009729I), Feb 1, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26759), Mechanicsville, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost control in gusty crosswind; ran off left side of runway.
- [Incident 19791206045909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206045909I), Dec 6, 1979: Grumav AA5A (N26759), Glens Falls, NY, Minor damage. Landed without nosewheel. The parts found on departure field. Maintenance failed to insert cotter pin in attach nut

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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