# N74028: 1975 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B-0105
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1977
- Last registry action: July 16, 1977
- Mode S code: A9F549
- Owners when cancelled: [Hedge Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEDGE%20GARY), [Mary Gedge  )6mary Hedge](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARY%20GEDGE%20%20)6MARY%20HEDGE)
- Location: [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6308° N, 91.4988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52240, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74028
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74028-2017-02-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 MKC80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA024), Feb 21, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-5B (N74028), Spencer, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19800221003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221003569A), Feb 21, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N74028), Spencer, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck ground in steep nose-down attitude three miles from airport. Had reported airframe icing. Low IFR time.

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