# N26886: 1979 Gulfstream American AA-5A, registration cancelled 2015-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (registry code 3970104)
- 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: AA5A0788
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1979
- Last registry action: December 12, 2001
- Mode S code: A2A044
- Owner when cancelled: [Wright-Hanger Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT-HANGER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Aiken, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Aiken)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4534° N, 81.7020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29803, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26886
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26886
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26886-2015-10-22

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 Gulfstream American AA-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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 ERA15FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA220), May 21, 2015: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26886), Rowdy, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

## 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 20150521010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150521010729A), May 21, 2015: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A (N26886), Rowdy, KY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed aiken municipal airport , south carolina (aik) en-route to wendell h ford airport, hazard, Kentucky (cpf). Upon reaching vicinity of cpf, pilot…

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