# N5880L: 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: January 14, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5880L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5880L

## Aircraft that carried N5880L

- [Cancelled 2023-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5880L-2023-01-14): American AA-5, S/N AA5-0080, built 1972. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)

## NTSB investigations on N5880L (2)

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 ERA21LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA106), Jan 19, 2021: American AA5 (N5880L), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The weakened structure of the left horizontal stabilizer, which resulted in elevator flutter and subsequent partial separation of the left elevator in flight. Contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB SEA79FTA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA18), Aug 23, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5 (N5880L), Laurel, MT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5880L (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 20210119005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210119005209A), Jan 19, 2021: American AA-5 (N5880L), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. On 19JAN2021, N5880L reported 10 miles west inbound for landing at 1545Z and was given pattern entrance Instructions. At 1548Z, N5880L reported mayday on…
- [Accident 19790823020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823020049A), Aug 23, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N5880L), Laurel, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted after liftoff. Aircraft ran off end of runway through fence. Pilot misjudged aircraft's performance.

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