# N74312: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1990-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1990
- 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: AA5B0198
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AA0045
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74312
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74312-1990-11-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 NYC90FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA099), Apr 29, 1990: Grumman AA-5B (N74312), Fredericksburg, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE (OR INABILITY) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS…

## 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 19900429011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900429011969A), Apr 29, 1990: Gulstm AA5B (N74312), Fredericksburg, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. No weather brief. Encountered IFR en route. Lost control. Crashed on a ridge.

## Other aircraft with N74312

- [Cancelled 2004-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74312-2004-07-21): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3645. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20COMPANY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

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