# NTSB DEN81FTE41: Grumman AA-5A, N26872, Bennett, CO, May 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1981
- Place: Bennett, CO · BENNETT, CO
- Location: 39.7420° N, 104.4287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennett, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7420&lon=-104.4287&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3227  81/5/30    BENNETT,CO          GRUMMAN AA-5A       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N26872              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 613 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            67 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENNETT,CO                  BENNETT,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIM FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26872](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26872), registered now, S/N AA5A0777, 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

## 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 19810530029779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530029779A), May 30, 1981: Grumav AA5A, Bennett, CO, Substantial damage. Instructor delayed iniating go-around after simulated forced landing. Aircraft struck trees on climbout.

## Other investigations on N26872 (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 DEN82FTE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE12), Dec 19, 1981: Gulf-Amer AA-5A (N26872), Longmont, CO, substantial damage

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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