# N5401L: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 1981-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5-0301
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1975
- Mode S code: A6DA72
- Owner when cancelled: [Lamell Lumber Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMELL%20LUMBER%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Essex Junction, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Essex%20Junction)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5401L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5401L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5401L-1981-10-15

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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5.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.

- [Accident 19790321006169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790321006169A), Mar 21, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N5401L), Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit trees on takeoff from short, gravel runway.. There was evidence the tail dragged prior to takeoff.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.