# N28924: 1978 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1979-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 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: AA5A0891
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1978
- Mode S code: A2F225
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Aero Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AERO%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28924
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28924
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28924-1979-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 SEA79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA006), Oct 21, 1978: Grum Amer AA-5B (N28924), Roche Harbor, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19781021033599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021033599A), Oct 21, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N28924), Roche Harbor, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Witnesses stated LCL wx as high thin ovcst,patchy fog or scud movin fm east,no moon visible.

## Other aircraft with N28924

- [Cancelled 1980-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28924-1980-06-05): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7990435, built 1979. Exported to Norway

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