# N26889: 1979 Gulfstream American AA-5A, registration cancelled 2023-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA5A0792
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 10, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2020
- Last registry action: March 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A2A047
- Owner when cancelled: [Sumner Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUMNER%20GARY%20W)
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9116° N, 83.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37920, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26889
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26889-2023-05-29

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 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 ERA21FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA232), May 25, 2021: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26889), Crossville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a descent and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat following…

## 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.

- [Accident 20210525010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210525010039A), May 25, 2021: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A (N26889), Crossville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At 1139Z N26889 called tys approach while leaving kdkx and began flight following to kcsv. N26889 had his flight following terminated at 1153Z. At 1205Z N26889…
- [Incident 19820418017209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418017209I), Apr 18, 1982: Grumav AA5A (N26889), Monroe, MI, Minor damage. Engine quit on approach to runway. Landed short in a plowed field. Found large amount of water in fuel.
- [Incident 19790511026469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511026469I), May 11, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N26889), Lambertville, MI. Aircraft bounced and attempted go around. Aborted due to trees and landed in field.

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