# Accident 19911013046029A: Gulstm AA5A, Stow, MA, October 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1991, 08:12 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4370° N, 71.5056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4370&lon=-71.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26697, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26697-1994-02-23) (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 O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911013046029A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITHOUT REMOVING ICE AND FROST FROM LIFT SURFACES. SETTLED INTO TREES A MILE FROM RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA007), Oct 13, 1991: Grumman AA-5A (N26697), Boxboro, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT TO REMOVE ICE/FROST FROM THE AIRCRAFT WINGS.

## Other reports on N26697 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880717047859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717047859I), Jul 17, 1988: Gulstm AA5A (N26697), Stow, MA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff. Aborted and ran off runway hitting runway lights.

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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