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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Stow, MA · July 17, 1988

Date: July 17, 1988 · 10:15 local
Place: Stow, MA
Airport: Minute Man Airfield
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26697
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2G
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total110 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N26697Registration cancelled Feb 23, 1994 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0653 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A

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What happened

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Pilot lost directional control on takeoff. Aborted and ran off runway hitting runway lights.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND RAN OFF RUNWAY HITTING RUNWAY LIGHTS.

Other reports on N26697 · 1

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

Accident 19911013046029AForced/Precautionary Landing · Stow, MATook off without removing ice and frost from lift surfaces. Settled into trees a mile from runway.Oct 13, 1991 · Substantial damage