# Accident 19971219039229A: Gulstm AA1, Monticello, FL, December 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Monticello, FL
- Airport: Hidden Acres
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5402° N, 83.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5402&lon=-83.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5789L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5789L-1998-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971219039229A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF FROM TALLGRASS SHORT STRIP. STALLED INTO TREES OFF END RUNWAY. BURNED. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT, NORMAL RUN-UP, GOOD MAG DROP, TACH AND RPM WERE NORMAL. PILOT STATED THAT HE NEVER GOT TO CLIMB OUT SPEED. ROTATED AND GOT INTO GROUND EFFECT. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ABORT AND CRASHED ABOUT 25 FEET PAST END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO TREES AND WAS DEMOLISHED. PILOT ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA027), Dec 19, 1997: American AA-1 (N5789L), Monticello, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and failure to ensure that the airplane would be able to clear trees during takeoff. Related factors were: the high/wet vegetation on the grass…

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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