Gulfstream American AA-5B N4518N

Summary

On 26 September 1988 at about 15:30 local time, a Gulfstream American AA-5B registered N4518N, operated by George R. Klutkowski, was involved in an accident near Roscoe, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 September 1988 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Roscoe, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Top (7N5)

Coordinates

41.9309, -74.9099

Aircraft

Gulfstream American AA-5B

Registration

N4518N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

George R. Klutkowski

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Newton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC88LA242

2 people had minor injuries.

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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.