# Accident 20030726026879A: Amrgen AA5A, Canon, GA, July 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2003, 20:15 local time
- Place: Canon, GA
- Airport: Franklin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3400° N, 83.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3400&lon=-83.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727FT-2006-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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: AMRGEN AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726026879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N727FT DEPARTED RWY 8 FROM 18A. LOST TOTAL POWER ON TAKEOFF AND CRASHED IN FIELD APPROX. 1 MILE NORTH OF AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA120), Jul 26, 2003: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N727FT), Canon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to water and corrosion in the fuel system. A factor was the collision with a ditch.

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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