# Accident 19811219078889A: Grumav AA5A, Longmont, CO, December 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 23 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219078889A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN82FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE12), Dec 19, 1981: Gulf-Amer AA-5A (N26872), Longmont, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26872 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810530029779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530029779A), May 30, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26872), Bennett, CO, Substantial damage. Instructor delayed iniating go-around after simulated forced landing. Aircraft struck trees on climbout.

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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