2 fatal · GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5A · 1994-10-20 · LEXINGTON, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL95FA005
Event ID
20001206X02373
Type
Accident
Date
1994-10-20
Location
LEXINGTON, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.800937, -80.250556
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
GULFSTREAM AMERICAN
Model
AA-5A
Registration
N26966
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY (FOREIGN MATERIAL OR PARTICLE IN THE PITOT TUBE), WHICH LED TO A FALSE AIRSPEED INDICATION AND PREMATURE LIFT-OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION THAT RESULTED IN A DELAYED ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.