# NTSB MKC80FTK05: Grumman AA-5A, N26289, Eureka, SD, December 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1979
- Place: Eureka, SD · EUREKA, SD
- Location: 45.7712° N, 99.6207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7712&lon=-99.6207&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 January 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FTK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FTK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3048   79/12/1   EUREKA,SD           GRUMMAN AA-5A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 233
        TIME - 0945                    N26289              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,SD                   SISSETON,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- TURNED LEFT AFTER TKOF & COLLIDED W WIRES RUNNING PARALLEL TO RWY FROM PWR LINES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26289](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26289-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N AA5A0507, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-5A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (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: Eureka Muni

## 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 19791201040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201040629A), Dec 1, 1979: Gulstm AA5A, Eureka, SD, Substantial damage. Made short turnout on takeoff climb. Struck wires, crash-landed short of runway trying to return to 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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