# N28452: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1997-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 1997
- 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: AA5B0617
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1987
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A2DFF9
- Owner when cancelled: [Mills Martin Bruce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLS%20MARTIN%20BRUCE)
- Location: [S Lake Tahoe, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/S%20Lake%20Tahoe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28452
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28452
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28452-1997-02-18

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 SEA96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA146), Jul 8, 1996: Grumman American AA-5B (N28452), St Maries, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to a drug (marijuana), and his failure to see-and-avoid power lines. The pilot's intentional low altitude flight was a related factor.
- [NTSB LAX87LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA273), Jul 20, 1987: Grumman AA-5B (N28452), Lake Tahoe, CA, 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 19960707016259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707016259A), Jul 7, 1996: Gulstm AA5B (N28452), St Maries, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed low passes steep turns at tree level. Hit powerline. Burned on impact. High level recent use marijuana.
- [Accident 19870720065549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720065549A), Jul 20, 1987: Gulstm AA5B (N28452), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a transformer when the right brake failed during taxi. Worn pads allowed piston past seals.

## Other aircraft with N28452

- [Cancelled 1951-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28452-1951-04-13): Luscombe 8C, S/N 1319, built 1940. Owner: [Glass George W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLASS%20GEORGE%20W), [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)

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