# NTSB CHI82DET02: Gulfstream AA-5A, N26758, Peru, IN, November 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1981
- Place: Peru, IN · PERU, IN
- Location: 40.7587° N, 86.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7587&lon=-86.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DET02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DET02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2970  81/11/26 NR.PERU,IN            GULFSTREAM AA-5A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N26758              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERU MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBART,IN                   WATSEKA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- MAX QUARTERING HEADWIND COMPONENT 21KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26758](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26758), registered now, S/N AA5A0696, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM 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: Peru Municipal

## 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 19811126078859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126078859A), Nov 26, 1981: Grumav AA5A, Peru, IN, Substantial damage. During precautionary landing with thunderstorms in area, aircraft ran off runway and inverted.

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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