Event MKC88LA009

1987-10-18 BRANSON, Missouri, United States Airport · PLK None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N499GT

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B

Year of manufacture

1977 · 10 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19851004

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6322F

Registrant of record

EAST & WEST AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N499GT Grumman American AA5B None

Factual narrative

DURING A LNDG ON A 3600 FT STRIP, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. WITNESSES SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY SKID MARKS ALONG THE PATH TAKEN BY THE ACFT. A SUBSEQUENT CHECK OF THE ACFT BRAKES INDICATED THAT THEY WERE FUNCTIONAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MKC88LA009.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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