# N28578: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 16, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28578

## Aircraft that carried N28578

- [Cancelled 2016-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28578-2016-11-16): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, S/N AA5B0693, built 1978. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Melton Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELTON%20TERRY%20L), [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- [Cancelled 1942-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28578-1942-07-30): Luscombe 8A, S/N 1407. Owner: [Troy Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROY%20FLYERS%20INC)

## NTSB investigations on N28578 (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 CEN14LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA118), Jan 21, 2014: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B (N28578), Willow Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper reinstallation of the propeller assembly, which resulted in the subsequent in-flight separation of the propeller.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N28578 (3)

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 20140121000659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140121000659A), Jan 21, 2014: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N28578), Willow Park, TX, Substantial damage. On January 21, 2014, at approximately 1520 central daylight time, a Grumman AA-5B tiger, N25878, departed bourland field in cresson Texas and proceeded north…
- [Incident 19800108014369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800108014369I), Jan 8, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28578), North Richland, TX. Pilot jump-started plane using automobile. Wife on ground. Backed into propeller.
- [Incident 19790916023399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023399I), Sep 16, 1979: Grumav AA5B (N28578), Blue Mound, TX, Minor damage. Nose first landing, pilot lost control. Damaged nose gear, cowl and prop.

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