# N74862: 1976 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2014-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0384
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1976
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1977
- Last registry action: September 9, 1989
- Mode S code: AA1387
- Owner when cancelled: [Clifton L Portnoff M D A Med Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLIFTON%20L%20PORTNOFF%20M%20D%20A%20MED%20CORP)
- Location: [Encino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Encino)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1496° N, 118.4897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91436, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74862
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74862
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74862-2014-11-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX84LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA211), Mar 10, 1984: Grumman AA-5B (N74862), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19840309052679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309052679A), Mar 9, 1984: Gulstm AA5B (N74862), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Began drift off runway alignment on short final. Passenger panicked and froze on controls. Hit 3 parked aircraft.

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