# N81224: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1982-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 1982
- 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: AA5B0459
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1978
- Mode S code: AB1385
- Owner when cancelled: [The First Leasing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20FIRST%20LEASING%20CO)
- Location: [Stork Lake, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Stork%20Lake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81224
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81224-1982-09-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA060), Aug 8, 1978: Amer Avco AA-5B (N81224), North Bend, NE, destroyed, 4 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 19780808043339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808043339A), Aug 8, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N81224), North Bend, NE, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck wires.

## Other aircraft with N81224

- [Cancelled 2024-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81224-2024-06-10): Bell UH-1H, S/N 74-22353. Owner: [US Dept Of State Inl/A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPT%20OF%20STATE%20INL%2FA), [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- [Cancelled 1955-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81224-1955-11-23): Fairchild 24W-46, S/N W46125, built 1946. Owner: [Superior Die Tool And Machine Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUPERIOR%20DIE%20TOOL%20AND%20MACHINE%20CO), [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)

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