# N5005: Grumman F8F-2, registration cancelled 1971-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F8F-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2) (registry code 3950802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AR-32](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AR-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1105
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1970
- Mode S code: A63CF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Geren Michael A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEREN%20MICHAEL%20A)
- Location: [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005-1971-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 F8F-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2.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 LAX72FUM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUM03), Jul 18, 1971: Grumman F8F-2 (N5005), San Ysidro, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5005

- [Cancelled 1948-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005-1948-03-29): Waco GXE, S/N 1468. Owner: [Van Galder Russell E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20GALDER%20RUSSELL%20E), [Beloit, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Beloit)

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