# N74279: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1997-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 1997
- 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: AA5B0185
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1991
- Last registry action: August 17, 1994
- Mode S code: A9FD67
- Owners when cancelled: [Mccandless Jeffrey D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCANDLESS%20JEFFREY%20D), [Mccandless Deborah](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCANDLESS%20DEBORAH)
- Location: [Hilton Head Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Hilton%20Head%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1757° N, 80.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29928, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74279
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74279-1997-03-07

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-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 ATL92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA016), Oct 27, 1991: Gulfstream American AA5A (N74279), Burnsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE SELECTION OF TAKEOFF RUNWAY WITH AN UPSLOPE FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AND THE HIGH DENSITY…

## 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 19911027048069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027048069A), Oct 27, 1991: Gulstm AA5A (N74279), Burnesville, NC, Substantial damage. Alarmed long uphill takeoff run. Aborted. Dropped 30 feet inverted off end runway. Rwy 14 used due to downslope.

## Other aircraft with N74279

- [Cancelled 1956-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74279-1956-04-30): Bellanca 14-13-2, S/N 1392. Owner: [Sargeant Edgar C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SARGEANT%20EDGAR%20C), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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