# N28420: 1977 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0601
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1981
- Last registry action: July 31, 1987
- Mode S code: A2DF8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Massa Glass Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MASSA%20GLASS%20INC)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6470° N, 104.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, CO, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28420
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28420-2013-07-30

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 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 DEN84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA027), Nov 20, 1983: Grumman American AA-5B (N28420), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DEN80FTE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE72), Aug 20, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-5B (N28420), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19831120058099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120058099A), Nov 20, 1983: Gulstm AA5B (N28420), Boulder, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Bounced and overcontrolled on 3 tries at landing. On 4th go around settled down an embankment. Crashed in a ditch.
- [Accident 19800820037699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820037699A), Aug 20, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28420), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. During go around engine quit,aircraft crashed into lake.

## Other aircraft with N28420

- [Cancelled 1948-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28420-1948-07-30): Luscombe 8A, S/N 1287. Owner: [Geuther Eugene F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEUTHER%20EUGENE%20F%20JR), [Spring House, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Spring%20House)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.