# Accident 19910807032579A: Gulstm AA5B, Camden, TN, August 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Camden, TN
- Airport: Benton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0600° N, 88.0999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0600&lon=-88.0999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28544 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807032579A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE. UNABLE STOP. RAN OFF END INTO TREE AND DITCH. TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES

## 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 ATL91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA156), Aug 7, 1991: Grumman American AA-5B (N28544), Camden, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN HIS INABILITY TO STOP THE AIRPLANE IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE, AND THE…

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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