# N26979: 1979 Gulfstream American AA-5A, registration cancelled 1981-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1981
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA5A-0857
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A2A3DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Memphis Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEMPHIS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26979-1981-05-21

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 NYC80FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA16), May 25, 1980: Grunman AA-5A (N26979), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage

## 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 19800525018309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525018309A), May 25, 1980: Gulstm AA5A (N26979), Glens Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing in gusty wind. Lost directional control, veered off runway.

## Other aircraft with N26979

- [Cancelled 2011-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26979-2011-03-25): Cessna 195B, S/N 7962. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1959-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26979-1959-07-08): Piper J5A, S/N 5-14. Owner: [Virgil Lee Morris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGIL%20LEE%20MORRIS), [La Frank, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/La%20Frank)

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