# N26455: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: AA5A0599
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2014
- Last registry action: August 1, 2019
- Mode S code: A290FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Debs Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEBS%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4944° N, 75.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19709, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26455
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26455-2020-10-31

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 (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 ERA20FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA060), Dec 29, 2019: American AA5 (N26455), College Park, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering a climbing turn in instrument meteorological conditions.

## 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 20191229018639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191229018639A), Dec 29, 2019: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N26455), New Carrollton, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed from kcgs runway 15 on an IFR flight plan at approximately 1445 without incident. The aircraft climbed to 1,900 feet before entering a…

## Other aircraft with N26455

- [Cancelled 1948-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26455-1948-09-27): Meyers OTW, S/N 8. Owner: [Booty John Everitt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTY%20JOHN%20EVERITT), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

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