# N1383R: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 1993-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA50783
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1988
- Last registry action: August 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A09BBA
- Owner when cancelled: [Spiegelthal David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIEGELTHAL%20DAVID)
- Location: [Greenbelt, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Greenbelt)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9997° N, 76.8891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20770, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1383R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1383R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1383R-1993-07-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman American Avn. AA-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5.md

## NTSB investigations (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 BFO93LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA024), Jan 31, 1993: Grumman American AA-5 (N1383R), Lanham, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE BLOCKAGE OF THE RIGHT AND LEFT FUEL VENT LINE WHICH PREVENTED THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE CAUSING TOTAL POWER LOSS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19930131001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930131001269A), Jan 31, 1993: Gulstm AA5 (N1383R), Lanham, MD, Destroyed. Lost power shortly after departure stalled landing on city street. Fuel tank vent clogged by insect nest.

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