# Accident 19850831054569A: Gulstm AA1C, Montgomery City, MO, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Montgomery City, MO
- Airport: Montgomery Wehrman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9703° N, 91.4998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9703&lon=-91.4998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39061 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 62 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831054569A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY AFTER TAKEOFF. GRAVEL RUNWAY AND DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 MKC85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA206), Aug 31, 1985: Grumman American AA-1C (N39061), Montgomery City, MO, 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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