# NTSB FTW79FPA30: Grum-Amer AA-5, N9503L, Princeton, TX, September 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1979
- Place: Princeton, TX · PRINCETON, TX
- Location: 33.1845° N, 96.5094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1845&lon=-96.5094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3326  79/9/16    PRINCETON,TX        GRUM-AMER AA-5      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N9503L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAVON NORTH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-LEFT WING DROPPED AFTER HE SAW PWR LINES AT END OF RWY & APPLIED BACK PRESSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9503L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9503L-1982-10-14), registration cancelled 1982-10-14, S/N AA5-0205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-5
- Registry model: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lavon North

## 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 19790916036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916036359A), Sep 16, 1979: Gulstm AA5, Princeton, TX, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft on climbout in attempt to miss wires at end of runway. Factors: unskilled, misjudgment.

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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