# N7161L: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 2000-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2000
- 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: AA5-0461
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1999
- Last registry action: May 22, 1999
- Mode S code: A994DD
- Owners when cancelled: [Ford William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20WILLIAM%20D), [Ford Sandra A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20SANDRA%20A), [Ford Clinton J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20CLINTON%20J)
- Location: [Brush, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Brush)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1933° N, 103.5430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80723, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7161L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7161L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7161L-2000-12-18

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 DEN00FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA136), Jul 18, 2000: Grumman American AA-5 (N7161L), Moab, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot in command exercising poor judgment and exceeding the aircraft's turning capability. Contributing factors were the pilots' attention being diverted, flying into a known blind canyon, high…

## 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 20000718011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718011309A), Jul 18, 2000: N7161L, Moab, UT, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 17, 2000 approx. 14:30 MST, Grumman AA-5 a/c, N7161L, was destroyed by fire when it collided with terrain in mineral canyon, Utah (approx 20…

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