# N81129: 1977 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0436
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 23, 1977
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1978
- Last registry action: July 3, 1982
- Mode S code: AB0FD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Noble Paul R Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOBLE%20PAUL%20R%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7419° N, 117.1278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81129
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81129-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX80FUG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG57-202523), Oct 6, 1979: Grum-Amer AA-5B (N81129), Elsinore, CA, destroyed

## 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 19791006027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006027849A), Oct 6, 1979: Gulstm AA5B (N81129), Elsinore, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft bounced on landing. Veered off runway on go around. Hit rocky mound 300 feet off runway.

## Other aircraft with N81129

- [Cancelled 1953-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81129-1953-10-21): Funk B85C, S/N 259. Owner: [Sferra Pasqual J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SFERRA%20PASQUAL%20J), [Augusta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Augusta)

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