# NTSB DEN80FTE51: Grumman AA-5A, N26767, Keensburg, CO, June 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1980
- Place: Keensburg, CO · KEENSBURG, CO
- Location: 40.1439° N, 104.5429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keenesburg, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1439&lon=-104.5429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1315  80/6/11    KEENSBURG,CO        GRUMMAN AA-5A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 233
        TIME - 0905                    N26767              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEENSBURG,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26767](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26767-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N AA5A0703, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN 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: Land

## 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 19800611019559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611019559A), Jun 11, 1980: Gulstm AA5A, Keenesburg, CO, Substantial damage. Wing struck parked car off end of runway during takeoff. Factors; uphill, calm wind, density altitude.

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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