# Incident 19961003039249I: Gulstm AA5A, Bullhead City, AZ, October 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Airport: Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9580U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9580U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961003039249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 10-03-96, AT APPROX. 1530 MST, THE PILOT OF N9580U WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATIONS AND FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF AT THE LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD INTL. AIRPORT, (IFP). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N9580U (2)

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

- [Accident 19780920028759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920028759A), Sep 20, 1978: Grumav AA5A (N9580U), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Porpoised during takeoff on touch and go landing
- [Accident 19770704019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704019839A), Jul 4, 1977: Grumav AA5A (N9580U), Osage, IA, Substantial damage. Tkof fm alfalfa fld.

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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