# N26908: 1979 Gulfstream American AA-5A, registration cancelled 2018-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2018
- 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: AA5A0805
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2015
- Last registry action: October 11, 2017
- Mode S code: A2A2E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Tomorrow'S Aeronautical Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMORROW'S%20AERONAUTICAL%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Compton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Compton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8790° N, 118.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90220, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26908
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26908
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26908-2018-02-27

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 CEN16LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA256), Jul 7, 2016: Gulfstream American AA 5 (N26908), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with low-level wind shear during takeoff, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

## 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 20160707010859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160707010859A), Jul 7, 2016: Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A (N26908), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. On 07/07/2016 at 1050 MDT, N26908, a Grumman cheetah AA-5A, impacted the ground approximately 1.5 miles northwest of cheyeene regional airport (cys). There…

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