# N5896L: 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 31, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5896L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5896L

## Aircraft that carried N5896L

- [Cancelled 1989-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5896L-1989-08-31): American AA-5, S/N AA50096. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N5896L (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 CHI87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA094), Mar 9, 1987: American AA5 (N5896L), Flint, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5896L (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 19870308047729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308047729A), Mar 8, 1987: Gulstm AA5 (N5896L), Flint, MI, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft landed on a highway, hitting a guardrail and a bridge.

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