# Accident 19910824038919A: Gulstm AA5B, Hampton, NH, August 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1991, 20:05 local time
- Place: Hampton, NH
- Airport: Hampton Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9613° N, 70.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAMPTON AIRFIELD (7B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9613&lon=-70.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4518B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4518B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 277 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824038919A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF FROM SHORT GRASS STRIP. GROUND ROLL AT WEIGHT 1954 FEET. FIELD LENGTH 2100 FEET.

## 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 NYC91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA221), Aug 25, 1991: Grumman AA5B (N4518B), Hampton, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ROTATED THE AIRPLANE PREMATURELY, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, THE PILOT'S COMPLACENCY, FAILURE TO…

## Other reports on N4518B (1)

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

- [Incident 19800215028829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800215028829I), Feb 15, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N4518B), Provincetown, MA, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff. Ran off end of the runway.

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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