# N5453U: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 2012-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5-0781
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1984
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1996
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A6ED53
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch Preston W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20PRESTON%20W)
- Location: [Round Rock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Round%20Rock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5418° N, 97.7166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78681, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5453U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5453U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5453U-2012-01-06

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

## 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 CEN10LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA403), Jul 13, 2010: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (N5453U), Hutto, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to visually verify his fuel quantity prior to the flight.

## 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 20100713042009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100713042009A), Jul 13, 2010: Grumman Ame AA-5 (N5453U), Hutto, TX, Destroyed. On July 13, 2010 approximately 10:30 a.m. central daylight time, a Grumman American aviation model AA-5 single engine airplane landed in a cornfield near the…

## Other aircraft with N5453U

- [Cancelled 1980-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5453U-1980-02-28): Cessna U206G, S/N U20605297. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Transair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAIR%20INC), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)

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