# Accident 20160707010859A: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A, Cheyenne, WY, July 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2016, 10:50 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1594° N, 104.8175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1594&lon=-104.8175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26908, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26908-2018-02-27) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160707010859A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/07/2016 AT 1050 MDT, N26908, A GRUMMAN CHEETAH AA-5A, IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHEYEENE REGIONAL AIRPORT (CYS). THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN16LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA256), Jul 7, 2016: Gulfstream American AA 5 (N26908), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with low-level wind shear during takeoff, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

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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