# N26966: Gulfstream American AA-5A, registration cancelled 1997-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (registry code 3970104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5A0847
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1986
- Last registry action: February 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A2A3B5
- Owners when cancelled: [Edwards Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20RONALD%20L), [Edwards Victoria C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20VICTORIA%20C)
- Location: [Garden City, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Garden%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1041° N, 81.1811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31408, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26966
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26966-1997-03-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ATL95FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA005), Oct 20, 1994: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N26966), Lexington, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY (FOREIGN MATERIAL OR PARTICLE IN THE PITOT TUBE), WHICH LED TO A FALSE AIRSPEED INDICATION AND PREMATURE LIFT-OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING…

## 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 19941020035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941020035209A), Oct 20, 1994: Gulstm AA5A (N26966), Lexington, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aborted takeoff late. Unable stop on runway elected belated go around. Struck trees off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N26966

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26966): Boeing 787-9, S/N 60143, built 2016

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