# N74242: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1991-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA5B0171
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: June 20, 1990
- Mode S code: A9FCF7
- Owner when cancelled: [New England Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20ENGLAND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Middlebury, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Middlebury)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9978° N, 73.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05753, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74242
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74242-1991-06-06

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC90DEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEI02), Sep 11, 1990: Grumman AA5B (N74242), Beachwood, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL PERFORMED BY UNQUALIFIED PERSONS. THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19900911038939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911038939A), Sep 11, 1990: Gulstm AA5B (N74242), Beachwood, OH, Destroyed. Engine failed near destination,struck rear of vehicle on freeway. Engine had undetermined internal failure.

## Other aircraft with N74242

- [Cancelled 1965-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74242-1965-05-22): Bellanca 14-13, S/N 1355. Owner: [Ives Martin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IVES%20MARTIN%20A), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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