# N81099: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1991-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1991
- 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: AA5B0429
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1989
- Last registry action: July 14, 1989
- Mode S code: AB0D11
- Owner when cancelled: [Trans World Artist Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20WORLD%20ARTIST%20INC)
- Location: [Hendersonville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Hendersonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3048° N, 86.6200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hendersonville, TN, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81099
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81099-1991-05-21

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 ATL90FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA183), Sep 30, 1990: Grumman AA5B (N81099), Gallatin, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE GROUND, AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG, DARK…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900930043269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043269A), Sep 30, 1990: Gulstm AA5B (N81099), Gallatin, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control circling to land after several attempts in fog. Cartwheeled on impact.
- [Incident 19800627056449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627056449I), Jun 27, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N81099), New Branfels, TX, Minor damage. Air cleaner gasket became dislodged partially blocking the carburetor.

## Other aircraft with N81099

- [Cancelled 2014-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81099-2014-09-03): Weix FOKKER D-VIII, S/N 1-1, built 2000. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Findlay, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Findlay)
- [Cancelled 1960-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81099-1960-11-14): Cessna 140, S/N 10393. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Gritton George D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRITTON%20GEORGE%20D), [Aledo, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Aledo)

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