# N74787: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1981-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1981
- 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: AA5B0360
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1976
- Mode S code: AA101B
- Owner when cancelled: [Murphy Harvard B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20HARVARD%20B)
- Location: [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74787
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74787
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74787-1981-12-17

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 LAX78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA015), Dec 25, 1977: Grum Amer AA-5B (N74787), Desert Hot Spg, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19771225042989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771225042989A), Dec 25, 1977: Grumav AA5B (N74787), Desert Hot Spg, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Non-instrument rated pilot descended out of VFR conditions into wx.

## Other aircraft with N74787

- [Cancelled 2007-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74787-2007-06-04): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 10931, built 2005. Exported to Canada. Owner: [D F Investments](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/D%20F%20INVESTMENTS), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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