# N81310: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5B0491
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2002
- Last registry action: December 8, 2005
- Mode S code: AB1715
- Owners when cancelled: [Shenk Gerald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHENK%20GERALD%20L), [Shenk Julia E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHENK%20JULIA%20E)
- Location: [Elizabethtown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Elizabethtown)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1670° N, 76.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17022, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81310
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81310
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81310-2013-05-13

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 NYC02FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA152), Aug 2, 2002: Grumman American AA-5B (N81310), Marietta, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane with known mechanical deficiencies, his improper decision to return to the airport with inadequate altitude remaining, and his failure to maintain…

## 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 20020801025679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801025679A), Aug 1, 2002: Amrgen AA5B (N81310), Marietta, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (.19) On August 1, 2002, about 2030 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N81310, was destroyed when it impacted terrain, shortly after takeoff from…

## Other aircraft with N81310

- [Cancelled 1956-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81310-1956-02-23): Fairchild 24R-46, S/N R46210. Owner: [The Fairchild Personal Planes Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20FAIRCHILD%20PERSONAL%20PLANES%20DIVISION), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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