# N26378: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 1991-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 1991
- 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: AA5A0517
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A28D90
- Owner when cancelled: [Fletcher Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLETCHER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6462° N, 95.2771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77061, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26378
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26378-1991-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 FTW87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA130), May 27, 1987: Grumman AA5A (N26378), Malakoff, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870526016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870526016059A), May 26, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Malakoff, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Forced landing on a dam. Bounced. Came to rest in the lake. An exhaust valve failure was reponsible.
- [Incident 19810612043179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612043179I), Jun 12, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26378), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Za pilot noted left wing deform in area of fuel tank. Fuel selector changed to right tank. Found mud in left vent.
- [Incident 19780917019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019389I), Sep 17, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot flared too soon onlanding, tail struck runway.

## Other aircraft with N26378

- [Cancelled 1955-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26378-1955-10-21): Aeronca 50-F, S/N F 8380, built 1940. Owner: [Sierra Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20BENJAMIN), [Rio Piedras, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Rio%20Piedras)

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