# N74693: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1997-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 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: AA5B0352
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 18, 1994
- Last registry action: March 19, 1997
- Mode S code: AA0C83
- Owner when cancelled: [Blountstown Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLOUNTSTOWN%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Blountstown, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Blountstown)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3909° N, 85.0764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32424, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74693
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74693
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74693-1997-06-30

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 ATL94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA121), Jun 17, 1994: Grumman American AA-5B (N74693), Youngstown, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION (DARK NIGHT LIGHTING…

## 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 19940617015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940617015579A), Jun 17, 1994: Gulstm AA5B (N74693), Youngstown, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot en route dark night lost control. Spatial disorientation and spiral dive indicated. Limited night time.

## Other aircraft with N74693

- [Cancelled 2005-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74693-2005-08-08): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 3911. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20COMPANY), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- [Cancelled 1949-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74693-1949-04-29): Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A, S/N 482. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Aero Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CORP), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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