# N26668: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 1982-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA5A-0627
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1982
- Mode S code: A29892
- Owner when cancelled: [Reck James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RECK%20JAMES%20B)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26668
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26668
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26668-1982-09-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX82FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA237), Jun 29, 1982: Grumman American AA5A (N26668), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820629025399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629025399A), Jun 29, 1982: Gulstm AA5A (N26668), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft dived into ground from a vertical bank at a low altitude. Wreckage indicates the aircraft stalled.

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