# N26317: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2009-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106)
- 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: AA5A0531
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1978
- Last registry action: April 22, 1978
- Mode S code: A28CBD
- Owner when cancelled: [Firebird Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIREBIRD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Middlefield, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middlefield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4511° N, 81.0346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44062, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26317
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26317-2009-07-15

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 CHI79FEI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI06), Nov 19, 1978: Grumman AA-5A (N26317), Middlefield, OH, 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 19781119037949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119037949A), Nov 19, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N26317), Middlefield, OH, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N26317

- [Cancelled 1955-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26317-1955-11-21): Aeronca 50-F, S/N F-7820, built 1940. Owner: [Hartpence Glen Russell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTPENCE%20GLEN%20RUSSELL), [Sayre, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Sayre)

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