# N26302: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 1993-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1993
- 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: AA5A0516
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1990
- Last registry action: June 18, 1993
- Mode S code: A28C95
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcmillan David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCMILLAN%20DAVID%20S)
- Location: [Rangely, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Rangely)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0052° N, 70.6188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04970, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26302
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26302-1993-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 NYC90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA119), May 19, 1990: Grumman American AA5-A (N26302), Plainfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE PROPER TANK. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE FIELD.
- [NTSB FTW79DRA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA36), Aug 11, 1979: Grum-Amer AA-5A (N26302), Brenham, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19900519016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016709A), May 19, 1990: Gulstm AA5A (N26302), Plainefiled, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Stall landed after clearing trees. Fuel selector on right empty tank. Fuel in left tank.
- [Accident 19790811025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811025489A), Aug 11, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26302), Brenham, TX, Substantial damage. Oper. Acft near thunderstorm. Downdraft forced acft into cloud & uncontrolled decent. Recovery made, landed safely.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.