# N1581R: 1975 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2013-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B-0081
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1975
- Certificate issued: March 6, 1979
- Last registry action: June 28, 1985
- Mode S code: A0EA72
- Owner when cancelled: [Bristow Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRISTOW%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Bristow, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bristow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8081° N, 96.3621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74010, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1581R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1581R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1581R-2013-11-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW82FPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM06), Nov 11, 1981: Grumman AA-5B (N1581R), Bristow, OK, destroyed

## 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 19811111073099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111073099A), Nov 11, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N1581R), Bristow, OK, Destroyed. Lost directional control on landing. Veered toward parked airplane and gas pump. Started goaround. Hit hangar.

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