# Incident 19811225088239I: Grumav AA5A, Tea, SD, December 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tea, SD
- Airport: Great Planes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4556° N, 96.8240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tea, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4556&lon=-96.8240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9939U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9939U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 153 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811225088239I

## Narrative

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

STALL WARNING SOUNDED AT 100 FEET ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. POSSIBLE FROST PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N9939U (1)

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

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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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