19811219078889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav AA-5A · Longmont, CO · December 19, 1981

Date
December 19, 1981 · 14:45 local
Place
Longmont, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26872
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82FTE12
Reported as
Grumav AA5A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total23 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Claims engine quit on takeoff. Struck a tree off end of runway. No engine defects found. Possible misused mixture.

As the FAA filed it

CLAIMS ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK A TREE OFF END OF RUNWAY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. POSSIBLE MISUSED MIXTURE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N26872 · 1

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