# Accident 19860727035309A: Gulstm AA5A, Audubon, IA, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Audubon, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7109° N, 94.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7109&lon=-94.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9835U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9835U-2014-12-01) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,570 total, 126 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727035309A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RNWAY DURING ABORT. THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPUTE PERFORMANCE AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 MKC86LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA158), Jul 27, 1986: Grumman AA-5A (N9835U), Audubon, IA, 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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