# N28297: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1999-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0535
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1993
- Last registry action: May 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A2D91C
- Owners when cancelled: [Lizak Frank R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIZAK%20FRANK%20R), [Lizak Frederica](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIZAK%20FREDERICA)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4894° N, 121.3960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95828, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28297
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28297-1999-01-23

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 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 MIA97FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA175), Jun 2, 1997: Grumman American AA-5B (N28297), Avon Park, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vso) during an approach in instrument flight conditions.

## 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 19970602012289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970602012289A), Jun 2, 1997: Gulstm AA5B (N28297), Avon Park, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Entered accellerated stall trying to align with runway under a low ceiling using a non flyable drug for insomnia. (-23) investigation indicates this accident…

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