# N9860U: 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: May 6, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9860U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9860U

## Aircraft that carried N9860U

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9860U-2019-05-06): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0260, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kantz Roger Travis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANTZ%20ROGER%20TRAVIS), [Friendswood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Friendswood)

## NTSB investigations on N9860U (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 GAA16CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA083), Dec 17, 2015: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (N9860U), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a tree and impact with the ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9860U (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 20151217019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151217019509A), Dec 17, 2015: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9860U), Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot completing solo take-off and landings stated that he thought he flared too high and then bounced the aircraft near or on the runway threshold and…

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