- Date
- September 26, 1988, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Roscoe, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4518NGulfstream American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880926044929A
- Case key
- 36232
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said the eng lost power during takeoff past mid-field and he initiated an abort. The acft was unable to stop in the remaining rwy and collided with a dirt embankment past the end of the rwy. The owner of the acft is a student plt and was the passenger on the flt. He said the pilot told him that he did not think that the eng was developing enough power. The owner said the abort was initiated just beyond mid-field. He said he did not hear any unusual noises from the eng or reduction of RPM before the abort was initiated. An FAA inspector examined the wreckage at the acdt site and the eng was successfully test run by the manufacturer. Neither the exam by the FAA nor the eng run provided any evidence of a eng failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4518N
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B1045
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George R. Klutkowski
- Registered owner
- George R. Klutkowski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1987 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- 7N5
- Destination
- 3N5 · Newton, NJ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 7N5 · Sky Top, runway 18, 1,540 × 110 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,739 total · 500 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.