# Accident 19911027048069A: Gulstm AA5A, Burnesville, NC, October 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Burnesville, NC
- Airport: Mountain Air Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9102° N, 82.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9102&lon=-82.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74279, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74279-1997-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 100 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027048069A

## Narrative

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

ALARMED LONG UPHILL TAKEOFF RUN. ABORTED. DROPPED 30 FEET INVERTED OFF END RUNWAY. RWY 14 USED DUE TO DOWNSLOPE.

## 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 ATL92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA016), Oct 27, 1991: Gulfstream American AA5A (N74279), Burnsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE SELECTION OF TAKEOFF RUNWAY WITH AN UPSLOPE FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AND THE HIGH DENSITY…

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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