# N4540L: 1979 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2022-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: AA5B1307
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1979
- Last registry action: December 21, 2020
- Mode S code: A5835B
- Location: [Quakertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Quakertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4592° N, 75.3474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18951, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4540L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4540L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540L-2022-07-13

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX1771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1771), Feb 9, 1995: NUTPLATE. CRACKED. ALL EIGHT NUTPLATES FOUND CRACKED ON FORWARD HORIZONTAL SPAR ATTACH. SUSPECT CAUSE SITTING ON TAIL TO PARK AIRCRAFT. NUTPLATES WERE FOUND AFTER REMOVING STABILI

## 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 ERA09CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA034), Nov 1, 2008: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N4540L), Bridgeport, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing and while suffering symptoms of vertigo.

## 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 20081101853189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081101853189A), Nov 1, 2008: Amrgen AA5B (N4540L), Bridgeport, CT, Substantial damage. During landing on runway 6 at kbdr, the aircraft drifted left after touchdown and struck the runway abatement sign. It came to rest in the tall weeds between…
- [Incident 19910922048609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922048609I), Sep 22, 1991: Gulstm AA5B (N4540L), East Haddam, CT, Minor damage. On a downwind landing the left brake failed. Aircraft veered off end of runway. Struck a post. Gear broke off.

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