# NTSB MKC81DCQ41: Grumman AA-5A, N9839V, Beaumont, KS, June 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1981
- Place: Beaumont, KS · BEAUMONT, KS
- Location: 37.6560° N, 96.5318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6560&lon=-96.5318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1253   81/6/7    BEAUMONT,KS         GRUMMAN AA-5A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N9839V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT HOTEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,KS                 TULSA,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9839V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beaumont Hotel

## 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 19810607032749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607032749A), Jun 7, 1981: Grumav AA5A, Beaumont, KS, Destroyed. Overshot runway on downwind landing. Struck railroad embankment and trees of departure end of runway.

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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