# NTSB CHI80FEK14: American AA-5A, N26776, Antwerp, OH, June 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1980
- Place: Antwerp, OH · ANTWERP, OH
- Location: 41.1803° N, 84.7359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Antwerp, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1803&lon=-84.7359&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1126  80/6/17    ANTWERP,OH          AMERICAN AA-5A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 132
        TIME - 1700                    N26776              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SNOOK FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTWERP,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TKOF RWY SLOPED UPWARD W 6IN HIGH GRASS.200LBS UNDER MAX G/W.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26776](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26776-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N AA5A0711, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Snook Farm

## 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 19800617019659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617019659A), Jun 17, 1980: Gulstm AA5A, Antwerp, OH, Destroyed. Pilot did not clear tree on takeoff from farm strip. Factors; high grass upslope, crosswind.

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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