# Accident 19950617017419A: Gulstm AA1C, Mocksville, NC, June 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1995, 14:15 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Twin Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8908° N, 80.5507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8908&lon=-80.5507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9980U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9980U-1997-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,922 total, 388 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617017419A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED NOSE HIGH INTO SAME. TYPE SOMEWHAT UNDER POWERED. WARM DAY. (.19) ON JUNE 17, 1995, AT 1415 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AA1C, N9980U WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF AT MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CFR PART 91 BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 09. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 65 KNOTS, BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO CLEAR THE TALL TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY.

## 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 ATL95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA112), Jun 17, 1995: Grumman AA1C (N9980U), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper short field takeoff procedure which resulted in the inadvertent stall/mush during the takeoff.

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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