# N28578: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2016-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0693
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2001
- Last registry action: November 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A2E3FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Melton Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELTON%20TERRY%20L)
- Location: [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9450° N, 80.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32951, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28578
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28578-2016-11-16

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 CEN14LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA118), Jan 21, 2014: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B (N28578), Willow Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper reinstallation of the propeller assembly, which resulted in the subsequent in-flight separation of the propeller.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140121000659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140121000659A), Jan 21, 2014: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N28578), Willow Park, TX, Substantial damage. On January 21, 2014, at approximately 1520 central daylight time, a Grumman AA-5B tiger, N25878, departed bourland field in cresson Texas and proceeded north…
- [Incident 19800108014369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800108014369I), Jan 8, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28578), North Richland, TX. Pilot jump-started plane using automobile. Wife on ground. Backed into propeller.
- [Incident 19790916023399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023399I), Sep 16, 1979: Grumav AA5B (N28578), Blue Mound, TX, Minor damage. Nose first landing, pilot lost control. Damaged nose gear, cowl and prop.

## Other aircraft with N28578

- [Cancelled 1942-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28578-1942-07-30): Luscombe 8A, S/N 1407. Owner: [Troy Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROY%20FLYERS%20INC)

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