# N9956U: 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 12, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9956U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9956U

## Aircraft that carried N9956U

- [Cancelled 2001-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956U-2001-01-12): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0356. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cheetah Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEETAH%20AVIATION%20INC), [Greenville, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Greenville)

## NTSB investigations on N9956U (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 FTW99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA017), Oct 29, 1998: Grumman American AA-5A (N9956U), Scott, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disengagement of the crankshaft gear due to the maintenance personnel not installing the gear lockplate at the last engine overhaul, resulting in the loosening of the gear retaining bolt, and the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9956U (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 19981029030919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981029030919A), Oct 29, 1998: Gulstm AA5A (N9956U), Scott, AR, Substantial damage. Acft lost engine power and made an emergency landing in a bean field. (-23) on October 29, 1998, at approximately 099-0930, a gruman asaa, N9956U, registered…
- [Incident 19780214006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780214006579I), Feb 14, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N9956U), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast. Pilot turned onto grass to avoid going off the runway end and seawall.

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