Gulfstream American AA-5A N9581U
23 May 1985 · New Hudson, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1985 at about 19:30 local time, a Gulfstream American AA-5A registered N9581U was involved in an accident near New Hudson, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Hudson, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Hudson (Y47)
- Coordinates
- 42.4994, -83.6098
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream American AA-5A
- Registration
- N9581U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA206
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH AT LEAST 21 DEG. OF FLAPS. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 30-50 8T. AGL AND PASSED OVER A HANGAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONCE PAST THE HANGAR THE ACFT BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT. POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE RIGHT WING AND COCKPIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gulfstream American AA-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1987 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Opengart, Arnold | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1982 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | Medford, Oregon, United States | Logan & Reavis Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1988 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | Elbert, Colorado, United States | Peterson Aero Club | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Jun 1988 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | Maljamar, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 1994 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | Lexington, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Mar 1997 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | North Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1985 | Gulfstream 690A | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | Thomas Wiles | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Cessna 402C | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Gateway Pace Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1985 | Boeing 747-123 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Air Carriers | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1985 | Cessna T210M | Highland, Michigan, United States | Thomas J. O'connor | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1985 | Aerospatiale SA365N | Adrian, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Troy, Michigan, United States | Lentini Aviation | No injuries | - |