# N81003: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1977-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 1977
- 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: 396
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 23, 1977
- Mode S code: AB0BD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Best Doris Dunlap](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEST%20DORIS%20DUNLAP)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81003-1977-11-08

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. 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 LAX77FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA047), May 23, 1977: Grum Amer AA5-B (N81003), San Luis Obspo, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19770523029969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770523029969A), May 23, 1977: Gulstm AA5 (N81003), San Luis Obspo, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 5/31/77.

## Other aircraft with N81003

- [Cancelled 2018-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81003-2018-03-30): Cobb Intl Inc/Rotorway Intl 162F, S/N 6865. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Am-Sod Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AM-SOD%20INC), [Escondido, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Escondido)
- [Cancelled 1947-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81003-1947-02-17): Commonwealth 185, S/N 1799. Owner: [Ozark Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OZARK%20AIRLINES), [Marshall, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Marshall)

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