# N81272: 1977 Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2013-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0481
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1977
- Last registry action: March 18, 1991
- Mode S code: AB1432
- Location: [Granite Falls, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Granite%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0618° N, 121.7145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98252, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81272
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81272-2013-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 DEN81FTK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK16), Jul 28, 1981: Grum-Amer AA-5B (N81272), Custer, SD, substantial damage

## 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 19810728045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728045829A), Jul 28, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N81272), Custer, SD, Substantial damage. Misjudged wind and density altitude on downwind takeoff. Aborted. Ran off end of runway into a fence.

## Other aircraft with N81272

- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81272-1955-10-25): Fairchild 24W-46, S/N W46172, built 1946. Owner: [Holder Lumber Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLDER%20LUMBER%20CO), [Redwood City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redwood%20City)

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