# Accident 19850711030999A: Gulstm AA5B, Sonora, TX, July 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sonora, TX
- Airport: Texas A And M Experimental Res
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5710° N, 100.6390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5710&lon=-100.6390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4520B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4520B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 322 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850711030999A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN ON LAST HALF OF AIRSTRIP, TRIED A GO AROUND AND STRUCK TREES AND FENCES OFF THE RUNWAY END.

## 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 FTW85LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA284), Jul 11, 1985: Grumman AA5B (N4520B), Sonora, TX, substantial damage

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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