# N4542P: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1999-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1999
- 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: AA5B1322
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1999
- Last registry action: December 1, 1999
- Mode S code: A583A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Wannamaker Keith R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WANNAMAKER%20KEITH%20R)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8178° N, 78.7275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27607, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4542P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4542P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4542P-1999-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA033), Nov 13, 1999: Grumman American AA-5B (N4542P), Fayetteville, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the landing attempt too far down the runway. A factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land the airplane, due to the sickness of the front seat passenger.

## 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 19991113037329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113037329A), Nov 13, 1999: Amrgen AA5B (N4542P), Fayetteville, WV, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft attempted to land on runway 3 at Fayette Airport (I89) in Fayetteville, WV, but over shot the runway and hit a tree after attempting a…

## Other aircraft with N4542P

- [Cancelled 1971-01-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4542P-1971-01-28): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-47. Owner: [Louis Simonye](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOUIS%20SIMONYE), [Lambertville, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Lambertville)

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