# N28477: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1979-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA50-0634
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A2E044
- Owner when cancelled: [Star Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAR%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28477
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28477
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28477-1979-08-09

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 (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 LAX79FUM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM23), May 24, 1979: Grum-Amer AA-5B (N28477), Ramona, 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 19790524016839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524016839A), May 24, 1979: Gulstm AA5B (N28477), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Attempted night landing. Rwy obscured by fog. Started go around-spatial disorientation. Crashed 3 miles beyond arpt
- [Incident 19780226002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226002019I), Feb 26, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N28477), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced several times on landing. Prop struck ground and nose gear bent back.

## Other aircraft with N28477

- [Cancelled 1952-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28477-1952-11-17): Luscombe 8A, S/N 1344, built 1940. Owner: [Fashbaugh Richard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FASHBAUGH%20RICHARD%20H), [Monroe, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Monroe)

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