# N78EM: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1985-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1985
- 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: AA5B-0898
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1978
- Mode S code: AA8E9D
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis Edward E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20EDWARD%20E)
- Location: [Hillsborough, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hillsborough)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EM-1985-12-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 LAX80FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA078), Apr 9, 1980: Grum Amer AA-5B (N78EM), Moraga, CA, destroyed, 1 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 19800409008659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800409008659A), Apr 9, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N78EM), Moraga, CA, Destroyed. Impacted near ridge-top, trying to fly VFR through hilly area with ridges obscured.

## Other aircraft with N78EM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78EM): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4105, built 2014
- [Cancelled 2006-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78EM-2006-06-14): Cessna 650, S/N 650-0192, built 1990. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Emerald Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMERALD%20AVIATION%20INC), [Manassas, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Manassas)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.