# N81072: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2003-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2003
- 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: AA5B0421
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1977
- Last registry action: February 6, 2003
- Mode S code: AB0CC4
- Owner when cancelled: [Carney Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARNEY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81072
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81072-2003-02-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 IAD02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA032), Feb 16, 2002: Grumman American AA-5B (N81072), Harwinton, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during take-off, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## 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 20020216001969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020216001969A), Feb 16, 2002: Amrgen AA5B (N81072), Burlington, CT, No damage. (.19) On February 16, 2002, at 1710 eastern standard time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N81072, was substantially damaged shortly after take-off from mountain…
- [Incident 19931025049579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931025049579I), Oct 25, 1993: Gulstm AA5B (N81072), Bridgeport, CT, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Propellers struck runway.
- [Incident 19920602026579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920602026579I), Jun 2, 1992: Gulstm AA5B (N81072), Manahawkin, NJ. Engine roughness and loss of power en route. Emergency landing. Found low compression on NR2 cylinder.

## Other aircraft with N81072

- [Cancelled 2021-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81072-2021-07-03): Rans S-5, S/N 98202, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Logan Adrian S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOGAN%20ADRIAN%20S), [Pinnacle, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pinnacle)
- [Cancelled 1951-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81072-1951-07-25): Cessna 120, S/N 10366. Owner: [United Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20SERVICE), [Camden, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Camden)

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