# N8476B: 1979 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2014-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5A-0859
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1981
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1993
- Last registry action: April 12, 2011
- Mode S code: AB9D06
- Owner when cancelled: [Guyton Joseph W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUYTON%20JOSEPH%20W)
- Location: [Linden, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Linden)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2370° N, 78.7904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28356, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8476B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8476B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8476B-2014-02-07

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-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA11LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA342), Jun 14, 2011: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (N8476B), Linden, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA185), Aug 7, 1982: Grumman AA-5A (N8476B), Wiscasset, ME, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20110614015219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614015219A), Jun 14, 2011: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N8476B), Linden, NC, Destroyed. On 6/14/2011, pilot and 3 passenages boarded aircraft for personal flight. Pilot stated, that on take-off and into climb the aircraft was at 15 degree flaps…
- [Accident 19820807035139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820807035139A), Aug 7, 1982: Gulstm AA5A (N8476B), Wiscasset, ME, Substantial damage. Instructor waited too long to take control from student during landing. Aircraft crashed short of runway.

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