# NTSB CHI81FEE53: Gulf Amer AA-5A, N26763, Plainfield, IL, September 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1981
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3109  81/9/13    PLAINFIELD,IL       GULF AMER AA-5A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 408
        TIME - 1505                    N26763              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TKOF W FLAPS 1/3 DWN,UN TO MAINT ALT.LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26763 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULF AMER AA-5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clow

## 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 19810913058939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913058939A), Sep 13, 1981: Grumav AA5A, Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff with flaps. Aircraft reached 200 to 300 feet then crashed off airport.

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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