# N28862: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2009-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: AA5B0869
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2003
- Last registry action: April 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A2EEF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller Chad](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20CHAD)
- Location: [Topeka, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Topeka)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5655° N, 85.5470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46571, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28862
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28862
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28862-2009-03-30

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 (2)

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 CEN09LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA132), Jan 5, 2009: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N28862), Milford, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine thrust due to the separation of a section of one of the propeller blades as a result of fatigue failure of the propeller because of corrosion. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB ATL80DKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKG09), Jul 5, 1980: Grum Amer AA5-B (N28862), Americus, GA, 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 20090105012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090105012609A), Jan 5, 2009: Amrgen AA5B (N28862), Kosciuko Count, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that during his bi-annual flight review he and his CFI were on a northern heading off wolf lake VOR, level at 3500 ft. they heard a loud…
- [Accident 19800705025309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705025309A), Jul 5, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28862), Americus, GA, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from farm field. Went through tall corn on liftoff. Landed okay in adjacent field.

## Other aircraft with N28862

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28862): Gilson David R FP-202, S/N 2251, built 2024

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