# N28493: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 23, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28493

## Aircraft that carried N28493

- [Cancelled 1990-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28493-1990-08-23): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, S/N AA5B0545. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N28493 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA296), Sep 6, 1989: Grumman AA-5B (N28493), California City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS, WHICH WAS DUE TO IMPROPER…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N28493 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19890906033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033909A), Sep 6, 1989: Gulstm AA5B (N28493), California City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine misfiring on climbout circled to land twice. Third try stalled trying to align runway. Worn out spark plugs.

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