# N26657: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2004-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2004
- 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)
- 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: AA5A0633
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2000
- Last registry action: August 19, 2003
- Mode S code: A2986E
- Owner when cancelled: [Troposcatter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPOSCATTER%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26657
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26657-2004-11-16

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 CHI81FEX23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX23), Jul 3, 1981: Grum-Amer AA-5A (N26657), Waveland, IN, 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.

- [Incident 19820919063079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820919063079I), Sep 19, 1982: Gulstm AA5A (N26657), Hobart, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft received a gunshot hole in bottom of fuselage while in traffic pattern for landing.
- [Incident 19820808053669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808053669I), Aug 8, 1982: Gulstm AA5 (N26657), Lafayette, IN. Ran out of fuel after many changes in en route routing. One fuel gauge registered 1/4 full on empty tank.
- [Accident 19810703038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038389A), Jul 3, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26657), Waveland, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long and collided with fence off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N26657

- [Cancelled 1948-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26657-1948-10-04): Taylorcraft BL-65, S/N 1999. Owner: [Johnson Wallace G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20WALLACE%20G), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

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