# N16LB: Gulfstream American AA-5B, registration cancelled 1989-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (registry code 3970106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A0F051
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16LB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LB-1989-03-06

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 Gulfstream American AA-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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 MKC85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA204), Sep 2, 1985: Grumman AA5 (N16LB), Boone, IA, substantial damage

## 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 19850902064129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850902064129A), Sep 2, 1985: Gulstm AA5 (N16LB), Boone, IA, Destroyed. Descended from clouds in near vertical bank, stalled at low altitude and struck ground. Pilot not IFR rated.

## Other aircraft with N16LB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16LB): Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 90A, S/N 5505, built 2012
- [Cancelled 2008-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LB-2008-05-01): Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 4, S/N 2, built 1991. Exported to Lithuania. Owner: [Nielsen Doyle K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIELSEN%20DOYLE%20K), [Minden, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Minden)

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