# N81307: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 1998-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1998
- 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: AA5B0490
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1996
- Last registry action: January 11, 1996
- Mode S code: AB16F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Pyramid Scaffold Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PYRAMID%20SCAFFOLD%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5794° N, 77.5199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23226, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81307
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81307-1998-08-31

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 MIA97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA067), Jan 19, 1997: Grumman American AA-5B (N81307), Salisbury, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: continued operation of the aircraft by the flight instructor (CFI) and student after identifying a brake problem, which resulted in a fire that erupted from the brake system and subsequently…

## 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 19970119000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970119000669A), Jan 19, 1997: Amrgen AA5B (N81307), Salisbury, NC, Destroyed. Aircraft landed and was taxiing when a brake caught fire. (-23) after landing, aircraft was taxiing on taxiway when brakes caught fire. Fire spread to the…

## Other aircraft with N81307

- [Cancelled 2011-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81307-2011-03-09): Hawker Beechcraft B300C, S/N FM-47. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2005-08-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81307-2005-08-26): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 1516. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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