# N8869L: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration cancelled 1994-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA50657
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1991
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: AC37BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Tar Heel Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAR%20HEEL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Jacksonville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7541° N, 77.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, NC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8869L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8869L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8869L-1994-07-19

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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5.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 ATL93FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA016), Oct 27, 1992: Grumman American AA-5 (N8869L), Snow Hill, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

## 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 19921026047029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921026047029A), Oct 26, 1992: Gulstm AA5B (N8869L), Snow Hill, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided with a tree and terrain during a forced landing. Pilot stated he had engine failure. Fire after cash.

## Other aircraft with N8869L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8869L): Boeing 737-8, S/N 42688, built 2023

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