# Accident 20250217013789A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Gladewater, TX, February 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2025, 17:15 local time
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5296° N, 94.9721° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5296&lon=-94.9721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26071, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26071) (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: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250217013789A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM GLADEWATER AIRPORT RUNWAY 14/32, ALT 450-480 FT.  THE PIC HEARD A LOUD BANG, EXPERIENCE POWER LOSS AND NOTED RPM DROP.  THE PIC IMMEDIATELY MADE A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO GLADEWATER RUNWAY 14/32.  AT MIDAIRFIELD THE PIC MADE ANOTHER LEFT TURN TO LINEUP WITH RUNWAY 14/32.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUTED TO LOSE POWER AND ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 14/32, AT CENTER FIELD, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM WITH HEAD INJURIES, (LACERATIONS ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE), AND RELEASED LATER THAT NIGHT.

## 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 CEN25LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA096), Feb 18, 2025: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (N26071), Gladewater, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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