# Accident 19850523021019A: Gulstm AA5A, New Hudson, MI, May 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: New Hudson, MI
- Airport: New Hudson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4994° N, 83.6098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4994&lon=-83.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9581U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9581U-2013-05-23) (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: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523021019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DRIFTED FROM RUNWAY AFTER TAKEOFF. CLEARED HANGARS BUT IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 CHI85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA206), May 23, 1985: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N9581U), New Hudson, MI, destroyed

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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