# N791GA: Grumman American Avn. GA-7, registration cancelled 2021-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. GA-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (registry code 3960401)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A17SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A17SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GA7-0080
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2020
- Last registry action: January 9, 2020
- Mode S code: AABC53
- Owner when cancelled: [Cougar Air Jv LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUGAR%20AIR%20JV%20LLC)
- Location: [Jamestown, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Jamestown)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0778° N, 79.2591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14701, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N791GA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=791GA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N791GA-2021-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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. GA-7: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7.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 ERA21LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA035), Nov 1, 2020: Grumman GA7 (N791GA), Ellicott, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued descent below the minimum descent altitude while conducting an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20201101017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201101017979A), Nov 1, 2020: Grumman American Avn. Corp. GA-7 (N791GA), Town Of Ellicot, NY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On November 1, 2020 N791GA was on a IFR flight plan from burlington, NC, kbuy, to jamestown, NY, kjhw. At 1755 local time, while on approach to runway 25 at…
- [Incident 20060621013229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060621013229I), Jun 21, 2006: Gulstm GA7 (N791GA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Nose wheel bearing disintegrated due to lack of maintenance and lubrication. Recommended inspections on this and other aircraft operated by owner.
- [Incident 19861102064229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102064229I), Nov 2, 1986: Gulstm GA7 (N791GA), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Early landing gear retraction and settling of aircraft caused propellers to strike runway. Aircraft landed safely.

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