# NTSB Accident ATL92LA016
> **GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA5A** · 1991-10-27 · BURNSVILLE, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL92LA016
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18248
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-10-27
- **Location:** BURNSVILLE, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.910175, -82.290199
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GULFSTREAM AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA5A
- **Registration:** N74279
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE SELECTION OF TAKEOFF RUNWAY WITH AN UPSLOPE FOR TAKEOFF.  FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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