# Accident 19841007054469A: Gulstm AA5A, Corinth, NY, October 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Corinth, NY
- Airport: Garnsey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2409° N, 73.8306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2409&lon=-73.8306&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: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 228 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007054469A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK SOD FIELD FOR GRASS RUNWAY. STRUCK WIRES ON APPROACH TO SOD FIELD, THEN FELL INTO RIVER.

## 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 NYC85LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA008), Oct 7, 1984: Grumman American AA5A (N26759), Corinth, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26759 (3)

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

- [Accident 19810818051009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818051009A), Aug 18, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26759), Amsterdam, NY, Substantial damage. Student landed half way down runway, skidded off end of runway into trees with full braking action.
- [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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