Gulfstream AA-5B accident near Mankato, Kansas, July 5, 1982
On July 5, 1982 at about 4:54 pm local time, a Gulfstream AA-5B, registered N74023, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mankato, Kansas (Mankato airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 5, 1982 · about 4:54 pm local time
- Place
- Mankato, Kansas · Mankato
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream AA-5B
- Registration
- N74023 · no longer on the register · serial AA5B-0100
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A FLIGHT FROM DES MOINES, IOWA TO LAMAR, COLORADO, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT MANKATO, KANSAS FOR FUEL. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 WITH THE WIND FROM 190 AT 18 GUSTING 24 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ESTABLISHED A STEEP, NO FLAP, FINAL APPROACH AT 80 KNOTS. HE REPORTED THAT THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 FT AGL. FULL APPLICATION OF THROTTLE AND NOSE-UP ELEVATOR DID NOT REDUCE THE DESCENT RATE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A CORNFIELD ABOUT 120 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 136 hours in all; 34 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 21 in the last 30 days; 107 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,446 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DSM Des Moines IA at 10:12 am
- Destination: LAA Lamar CO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 17, 3,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 30,000 ft; scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 183°F (84°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 am from GRI, 70 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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