# N28421: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1991-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1991
- 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: AA5B0604
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 29, 1977
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A2DF8F
- Owners when cancelled: [Schrotenboer Fred DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHROTENBOER%20FRED%20DBA), [San Luis Vly Avn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20LUIS%20VLY%20AVN)
- Location: [Monte Vista, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Monte%20Vista)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5535° N, 106.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81144, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28421
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28421-1991-03-25

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 DEN90LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA145), Jun 27, 1990: Grumman AA5B (N28421), Monte Vista, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE ROTATION AND LIFTOFF.

## 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 19900627022719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900627022719A), Jun 27, 1990: Gulstm AA5B (N28421), Monte Vista, CO, Destroyed. Tried to depart in eleven thousand feet density altitude. Settled bounced hit a fence and burned. Near gross weight
- [Incident 19820627038539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627038539I), Jun 27, 1982: Gulstm AA5B (N28421), Aurora, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing, hit on nose gear on second bounce. Pilot alleges foreign pilot certification.

## Other aircraft with N28421

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28421): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843730, built 2013

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