# N5880L: 1972 American AA-5, registration cancelled 2023-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410)
- 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: AA5-0080
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1972
- Last registry action: February 8, 2022
- Mode S code: A79603
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5880L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5880L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5880L-2023-01-14

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 American AA-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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 ERA21LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA106), Jan 19, 2021: American AA5 (N5880L), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The weakened structure of the left horizontal stabilizer, which resulted in elevator flutter and subsequent partial separation of the left elevator in flight. Contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB SEA79FTA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA18), Aug 23, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5 (N5880L), Laurel, MT, 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 20210119005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210119005209A), Jan 19, 2021: American AA-5 (N5880L), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. On 19JAN2021, N5880L reported 10 miles west inbound for landing at 1545Z and was given pattern entrance Instructions. At 1548Z, N5880L reported mayday on…
- [Accident 19790823020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823020049A), Aug 23, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N5880L), Laurel, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted after liftoff. Aircraft ran off end of runway through fence. Pilot misjudged aircraft's performance.

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