# N55VL: Gulfstream American AA-5B, registration cancelled 1993-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (registry code 3970106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B1064
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 31, 1990
- Last registry action: April 28, 1992
- Mode S code: A6FEF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Loon John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20LOON%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55VL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55VL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55VL-1993-11-23

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 Gulfstream American AA-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b.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 CHI93LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA365), Sep 18, 1993: Grumman AA5B (N55VL), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fatigue failure and separation of a portion of propeller blade during cruise flight. Related factors are the damage to the flat face of the blade, and inadequate maintenance inspection of the…

## 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 19930918034869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930918034869A), Sep 18, 1993: Gulstm AA5B (N55VL), Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Loud noise and engine vibration. Cut power. Nosed over landing. Lost 13INCHES one prop blade. Prop prior reworked.

## Other aircraft with N55VL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55VL): Gulfstream American AA-5B, S/N AA5B1065, built 1979

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