# N28252: 1978 Gulfstream American AA-5B, registration cancelled 1982-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA5B-0969
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1979
- Mode S code: A2D88B
- Owner when cancelled: [Tiger Drivers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIGER%20DRIVERS%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8936° N, 96.8673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75229, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28252
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28252-1982-11-09

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-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 FTW81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA005), Oct 16, 1980: Grum Amer AA-5B (N28252), Madill, OK, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19801016056959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016056959A), Oct 16, 1980: Grumav AA5B (N28252), Madill, OK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Off-course on night flight. Asked for help. Lost control. Possibly flying intto cloud layer. Vertical ground impact

## Other aircraft with N28252

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28252): Boeing 737-8Q8, S/N 28252, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1963-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28252-1963-08-16): Piper J3C-65, S/N 4648. Owner: [Grote Ben](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROTE%20BEN), [Gulliver, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gulliver)

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