# N27166: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5A0889
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 3, 1979
- Last registry action: January 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A2AD7C
- Location: [La Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7593° N, 116.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91941, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27166
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27166
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27166-2012-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 LAX07CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA248), Aug 3, 2007: Grumman American AA5A (N27166), Elk River, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, inadequate bounced landing recovery, and failure to maintain directional control during 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 20070803014749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070803014749A), Aug 3, 2007: Amrgen AA5A (N27166), Elk River, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 3, 2007 the pilot [privacy data omitted], a private pilot was acting as pilot in command of N27166, a Grumman tiger aircraft. Upon landing at…

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