# N28457: 1977 Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 1982-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0620
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1978
- Mode S code: A2DFFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Cavalier Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVALIER%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9161° N, 76.2154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23518, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28457
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28457-1982-03-01

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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5.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 ATL81FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA063), Apr 11, 1981: Grumman AA-5 (N28457), No.Sandbridge, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810411015519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015519A), Apr 11, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N28457), North Sandbridg, VA, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed when pilot made low pass and pullup near a wedding party.

## Other aircraft with N28457

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28457): Boeing 737-924ER, S/N 41744, built 2012
- [Cancelled 1954-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28457-1954-07-15): Luscombe 8A, S/N 1324. Owner: [Sexauar Louis H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEXAUAR%20LOUIS%20H), [Ste Genevieve, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Ste%20Genevieve)

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