# N5874L: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 1983-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1983
- 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: AA5-0279
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1978
- Mode S code: A792D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Beattie Thomas B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEATTIE%20THOMAS%20B)
- Location: [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5874L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5874L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874L-1983-05-13

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 (2)

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 LAX81FVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA61), Sep 3, 1981: Gulf Amer AA-5 (N5874L), Independence, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76DLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD33), Dec 12, 1975: Grum-Amer AA5 (N5874L), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19810903055199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903055199A), Sep 3, 1981: Grumav AA5 (N5874L), Independence, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Hit trees trying for a clearing. Near service ceiling with higher terrain to cross. Possible carb ice.
- [Accident 19751212040569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751212040569A), Dec 12, 1975: Grumav AA5 (N5874L), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage

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