# N4559S: 1979 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: AA5B1250
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1979
- Last registry action: May 1, 2013
- Mode S code: A58853
- Location: [Comfort, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Comfort)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9769° N, 98.9066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78013, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4559S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4559S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4559S-2015-05-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19890113008639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890113008639I), Jan 13, 1989: Gulstm AA5B (N4559S), Bangor, ME. Aircraft slid on ice while taxiing to run up area. Slid onto runway. Other aircraft on final had to go around.

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