# N28718: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2018-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0772
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1995
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2008
- Last registry action: May 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A2EA98
- Owner when cancelled: [Munger Richard S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUNGER%20RICHARD%20S)
- Location: [Florence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Florence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0735° N, 124.0275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97439, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28718
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28718
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28718-2018-04-19

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 WPR14FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA244), Jun 15, 2014: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B (N28718), Florence, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and the subsequent loss of airplane control.

## 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 20140615009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140615009429A), Jun 15, 2014: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N28718), Florence, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The pilot in command of N28718 entered instrument meteriological conditions in his Grumman American AA-5B airplane. He subsequently lost control of the…

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