# N81262: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2012-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: AA5B0479
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1977
- Last registry action: September 27, 1993
- Mode S code: AB140F
- Location: [Arvada, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Arvada)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8254° N, 105.0644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80003, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81262
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81262
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81262-2012-07-24

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 DEN83FTC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTC01), Oct 8, 1982: Grumman American AA-5B (N81262), Albin, WY, 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 19821008054789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008054789A), Oct 8, 1982: Gulstm AA5B (N81262), Albin, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Proceeded VFR into IMC. Lost control of aircraft. Forecast weather for blizzard condition. No weather briefing.

## Other aircraft with N81262

- [Cancelled 1949-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81262-1949-06-01): Fairchild 24R-46, S/N R46162. Owner: [White Flying Service Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20CORP), [Teterboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Teterboro)

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