# N28215: Gulfstream American AA-5B, registration cancelled 1994-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (registry code 3970106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1991
- Last registry action: January 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A2D802
- Owner when cancelled: [James H Connelly Familty Ltd Partner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20H%20CONNELLY%20FAMILTY%20LTD%20PARTNER)
- Location: [Belmont, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Belmont)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4260° N, 71.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01754, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28215
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28215-1994-02-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b.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 BFO94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA010), Nov 14, 1993: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N28215), Sterling, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE NUMBER ONE EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. OTHER RELATED FACTORS WERE MISJUDGMENT OF ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN ON…

## 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 19931114042649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931114042649A), Nov 14, 1993: Gulstm AA5B (N28215), Sterling, MA, Substantial damage. Severe vibration. Made high fast approach to nearby 3B3. Landed long ran off into a culvert. Exhaust valve cracked.

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