# N5234A: Grumman S-2B, registration cancelled 2008-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-s-2b) (registry code 3951011)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020)
- Serial number: 136404
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2002
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A696F8
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLYING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5234A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5234A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234A-2008-10-09

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 S-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-s-2b.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 NYC07LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA107), May 3, 2007: Grumman S-2B (N5234A), Cherry Point, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flightcrew's failure to comply with the published emergency procedure following a loss of engine power on the right engine. Contributing to the accident was the failure of a magneto in the right…

## 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 20070503008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070503008969A), May 3, 2007: Pitts S2B (N5234A), Havelock, NC, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft N5234A,a Grumman S-2B operated by the commemorative airforce had departed franklin, VA (fkn) enroute to cherry point mcas (nkt). On final…
- [Incident 19960921035369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921035369I), Sep 21, 1996: Grumav S2F (N5234A), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on Saturday, September 20, 1996, at 1445 PST, a Grumman S2-F, N5234A, was taking off on runway 29R, at Fresno Air Terminal (fat) and the pilot…

## Other aircraft with N5234A

- [Cancelled 1981-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234A-1981-07-06): Cessna T210N, S/N 21063321. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Carley William & Sharon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLEY%20WILLIAM%20%26%20SHARON), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)

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