# Accident 19941020035209A: Gulstm AA5A, Lexington, NC, October 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1994, 14:17 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Airport: Lexington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8009° N, 80.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8009&lon=-80.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26966, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26966-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941020035209A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF LATE. UNABLE STOP ON RUNWAY ELECTED BELATED GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES OFF END OF 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 ATL95FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA005), Oct 20, 1994: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26966), Lexington, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY (FOREIGN MATERIAL OR PARTICLE IN THE PITOT TUBE), WHICH LED TO A FALSE AIRSPEED INDICATION AND PREMATURE LIFT-OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING…

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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