# Accident 20120524009979A: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A, Lakeview, OR, May 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2012, 05:30 local time
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5261° N, 119.7394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5261&lon=-119.7394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26837, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26837-2012-05-24) (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: GULFSTREAM AMERICAN CORP AA-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009979A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE GRUMMAN AA5A AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED LAKEVIEW COUNTY AIRPORT INTENDING TO FLY TO HUBLER IDAHO. WHILE ENROUTE, HE ENCOUNTERED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE REPORTED AS IFR WITH POSSIBLE ICING.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROCKY TERRAIN AT ABOUT 6500 FEET ON A STEEP WESTERN SLOPE OF HART MOUNTAIN BUT THE LOCATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERD UNTIL 6 DAYS LATER.  THE PILOT WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.AN AMMENDMENT OF THIS REPORT MAY FOLLOW AFTER A REVIEW OF CAMI'S TOXICOLOGY REPORT AND EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE WHEN/IF RECOVERED.

## 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 WPR12FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA237), May 25, 2012: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26837), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in known adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering in mountainous terrain and an area of low ceilings,…

## Other reports on N26837 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840901056089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901056089I), Sep 1, 1984: Gulstm AA5 (N26837), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised on a downwind landing. Went off the side of the runway.

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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