# NTSB ATL81DLQ08: Amer Avco AA-5A, N26930, Murry, KY, December 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1980
- Place: Murry, KY · MURRY, KY
- Location: 37.2314° N, 83.8702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murry, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2314&lon=-83.8702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3311  80/12/27 NR.MURRY,KY           AMER AVCO AA-5A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 116
        TIME - 1730                    N26930              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURRY,KY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PIC INTENTIONALLY LANDED IN UNIMPROVED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26930](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26930-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N AA5A0817, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA-5A
- Registry model: [Gulfstream American AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (registry code 3970104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801227078309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801227078309A), Dec 27, 1980: Grumav AA5A, Murray, KY, Substantial damage. Wing struck tree during intentional landing in farm field.

## Other investigations on N26930 (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 DEN08FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA152), Sep 7, 2008: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26930), Baxter Pass, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn, resulting in an unrecoverable aerodynamic stall.

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.

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