# Accident 19851006056219A: Gulstm AA5A, Sawyer, ND, October 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1985, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sawyer, ND
- Airport: Pietsch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0203° N, 101.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0203&lon=-101.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26207, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26207-1989-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 32 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851006056219A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ONTO RUNWAY, BOUNCED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE BALE OF HAY. MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY SONS TANTRUM.

## 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 DEN86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA003), Oct 6, 1985: Grumman AA-5A (N26207), Sawyer, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26207 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890102008789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890102008789I), Jan 2, 1989: Gulstm AA5A (N26207), Minot, ND, Minor damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed back on icy runway. Slid off side into snowbank.

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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