# N74236: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1989-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0168
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A9FCD8
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74236
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74236
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74236-1989-03-06

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 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 LAX88FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA118), Feb 27, 1988: Grumman AA-5B (N74236), Frazier Park, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WHICH FAILED TO IDENTIFY A FAULT WHICH RENDERED THE AIRPLANE NONAIRWORTHY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S EXERCISE OF…

## 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 19880227009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880227009589A), Feb 27, 1988: Gulstm AA5B (N74236), Frazier Park, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into side of a cloud obscured mountain. Was advised VFR not recommended. Prior backfire fire, worn accl pump.

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