# N1565R: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1982-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B-0065
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1978
- Last registry action: August 12, 1982
- Mode S code: A0E390
- Owners when cancelled: [Lexer Kenneth D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEXER%20KENNETH%20D), [Miller Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20ROBERT%20G), [Harstin Donald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARSTIN%20DONALD%20A), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5032° N, 122.7703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97225, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1565R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1565R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1565R-1982-08-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b.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 LAX81FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA116), Aug 13, 1981: Grum Amer AA-5B (N1565R), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810813049379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049379A), Aug 13, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N1565R), Vancouver, WA, Destroyed. VFR pilot entered low clouds after takeoff. Lost control of aircraft. Was advised of marginal weather.

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