# N28493: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1990-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: AA5B0545
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A2E086
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28493
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28493
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28493-1990-08-23

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 (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 LAX89FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA296), Sep 6, 1989: Grumman AA-5B (N28493), California City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS, WHICH WAS DUE TO IMPROPER…

## 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 19890906033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033909A), Sep 6, 1989: Gulstm AA5B (N28493), California City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine misfiring on climbout circled to land twice. Third try stalled trying to align runway. Worn out spark plugs.

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