# N28970: 1978 Gulfstream American AA-5B, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (registry code 3970106)
- 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: AA5B0912
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1981
- Last registry action: August 14, 1987
- Mode S code: A2F2D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Gabinelli Anthony](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GABINELLI%20ANTHONY)
- Location: [Somerset, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Somerset)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4997° N, 74.5318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08873, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28970-2012-10-19

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 Gulfstream American AA-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-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 NYC82FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA148), Jul 11, 1982: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N28970), Newburg, PA, destroyed, 1 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 19820711027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820711027129A), Jul 11, 1982: Gulstm AA5B (N28970), Newburg, PA, Destroyed. VFR pilot proceeded into area of fog with ridges obscured by clouds. Aircraft flew into trees on side of a ridge.

## Other aircraft with N28970

- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28970-1965-05-22): Ercoupe 415-C, S/N 66. Owner: [Milton Lorin Castleman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILTON%20LORIN%20CASTLEMAN), [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)

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