# N81272: 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: April 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81272

## Aircraft that carried N81272

- [Cancelled 2013-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81272-2013-04-18): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, S/N AA5B0481, built 1977. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Granite Falls, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Granite%20Falls)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81272-1955-10-25): Fairchild 24W-46, S/N W46172, built 1946. Owner: [Holder Lumber Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLDER%20LUMBER%20CO), [Redwood City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redwood%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N81272 (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 DEN81FTK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK16), Jul 28, 1981: Grum-Amer AA-5B (N81272), Custer, SD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81272 (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 19810728045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728045829A), Jul 28, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N81272), Custer, SD, Substantial damage. Misjudged wind and density altitude on downwind takeoff. Aborted. Ran off end of runway into a fence.

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