# N26709: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2013-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2013
- 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: AA5A0666
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1978
- Last registry action: February 1, 1994
- Mode S code: A29B78
- Owner when cancelled: [Bryan Management Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYAN%20MANAGEMENT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6563° N, 90.5419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63017, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26709
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26709-2013-04-15

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 MKC80FCA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA18), Jun 18, 1980: Grumman AA-5A (N26709), Chesterfield, MO, 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 19800618019449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618019449A), Jun 18, 1980: Gulstm AA5A (N26709), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Student overshot runway on base. Tightened turn. Told to go around. Stalled off approach end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N26709

- [Cancelled 1961-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26709-1961-04-20): Piper J3C-65, S/N 4135. Owner: [D E Stratton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/D%20E%20STRATTON), [Pine Bluff, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Pine%20Bluff)

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