NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI81DEP36
Registry · N26784
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5A
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19781016
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A29C8B
Registrant of record
TEXAS CHEETAH LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
GULFSTREAM AA-5A · N26784
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
DODGE COUNTY
Kind of flying
B1
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Temp
73° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000AA5A-0717
Total time
873 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Airline transport
Total hours
37
Age
50
Investigator remarks
INST PLT GOT WX FOR STUDENT.
Cause factors
- 64/C/25 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER LEVEL OFF Cause
- 64/B/62 B PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
- 64/B/07 B PILOT IN COMMAND DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
- 88/K/94 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 1437.
Source file
NTSB_1981_3_1437.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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