# Accident 19911005045069A: Gulstm AA5A, Flagstaff, AZ, October 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1991, 16:17 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pullian Aprt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2307° N, 111.7209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2307&lon=-111.7209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9694U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9694U-1991-11-15) (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 O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,532 total, 79 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005045069A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN NOSE HIGH CLIMB. STALLED,CRASHED AND BURNED. PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE IN TYPE.

## 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 LAX92LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA008), Oct 5, 1991: Grumman AA-5A (N9694U), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE APPROPRIATE AIRSPEED DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE INADEQUATE…

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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