# N28788: 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: June 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28788
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28788

## Aircraft that carried N28788

- [Cancelled 2017-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28788-2017-06-14): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, S/N AA5B0816, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rindfleisch Ralph G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RINDFLEISCH%20RALPH%20G), [Arnold, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Arnold)

## NTSB investigations on N28788 (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 NYC03FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA176), Aug 6, 2003: Grumman AA-5B (N28788), Pleasantville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper IFR procedure by his failure to maintain published altitudes, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was his impairment due to prescription medication.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N28788 (2)

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 20030806018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030806018519A), Aug 6, 2003: Amrgen AA5B (N28788), Johnstown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Appears pilot descended below final approach fix altitude before crossing final approach fix. Aircraft struck mountain and was destroyed. Pilot received…
- [Incident 19791014052869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052869I), Oct 14, 1979: Gulstm AA5B (N28788), Spruce Pines, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast, overshot.

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