# N1615R: 1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5-0715
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1974
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1984
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A0F87C
- Owners when cancelled: [Bythrow Peter F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYTHROW%20PETER%20F), [Bythrow Pamela M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYTHROW%20PAMELA%20M)
- Location: [Glenwood, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Glenwood)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2798° N, 77.0267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21738, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1615R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1615R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1615R-2014-09-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 BFO91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA065), Jul 6, 1991: Grumman AA-5 (N1615R), Clarksville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND FAILURE TO ARREST HIS DESCENT RATE.

## 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 19910706062319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706062319A), Jul 6, 1991: Gulstm AA5A (N1615R), Clarksville, MD, Substantial damage. Slipped on final for short field landing. Failed recover from sink rate. Struck raised lip of runway threshold.

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