# N28299: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2001-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2001
- 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: AA5B0537
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1995
- Last registry action: January 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A2D91E
- Owners when cancelled: [Haas Catherine S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAAS%20CATHERINE%20S), [Haas Dennis M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAAS%20DENNIS%20M)
- Location: [Sunnyvale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sunnyvale)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3516° N, 122.0367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94087, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28299
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28299-2001-04-02

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 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA132), Jul 12, 1998: Grumman American AA-5B (N28299), Chico Hot Sprgs, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's selection of the wrong runway for takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were high density altitude, rising terrain and a fence post.
- [NTSB LAX97LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA236), Jul 9, 1997: Grumman American AA-5B (N28299), Susanville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent encounter with unfavorable weather conditions during the landing, and his failure to maintain runway alignment. The sudden onset of crosswind gusts beyond the capability of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19980712016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712016429A), Jul 12, 1998: Amrgen AA5B (N28299), Chico Hot Spgs, MT, Substantial damage. Took off on county road toward higher terrain. Collided with terrain. Density altitude 7500FT. Possible over gross. (.4)the pilot-in-command was briefed by the…
- [Accident 19970709017389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970709017389A), Jul 9, 1997: Gulstm AA5B (N28299), Susanville, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot flew over the airport to checked the wind, which he said favored runway 16. He noted there was a little ripple on a lake adjacent to the runway. But…
- [Incident 19961101044139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961101044139I), Nov 1, 1996: Gulstm AA5B (N28299), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Engine start incident involving property damage not explained.

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