# N26080: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2001-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5A0419
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1982
- Last registry action: September 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A28286
- Owner when cancelled: [Sadler Priscilla K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SADLER%20PRISCILLA%20K)
- Location: [Willmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Willmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7625° N, 75.5633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19806, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26080
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26080-2001-06-14

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-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a.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 NYC00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA199), Jul 16, 2000: Grumman American AA-5A (N26080), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his delayed remedial action. Also causal was the pilot's lack of recent experience. A factor in the accident was the tailwind condition.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20000716043269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716043269A), Jul 16, 2000: Amrgen AA5A (N26080), Lawrence, MA, Destroyed. (-23) Attempted to land lwm runway 32. Landed long (past 1/2 way point) and bounced 3 times. Took off on third bounce and tried to climb out, banking to the…
- [Incident 19790426025089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426025089I), Apr 26, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N26080), Longview, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot low to add power on final. Airspeed to low on final, landed 300 feet short.

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