# N9566U: 1976 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2003-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-0066
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 6, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2002
- Last registry action: October 9, 2002
- Mode S code: AD4E2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Farmer Robert J Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20ROBERT%20J%20SR)
- Location: [Hereford, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Hereford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.3981° N, 110.2107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85615, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9566U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9566U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9566U-2003-06-16

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 (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 LAX03FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA005), Oct 12, 2002: Grumman AA-5A (N9566U), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the lubricating system resulting in a total loss of engine power and an off airport forced landing.

## 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 20021012028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021012028609A), Oct 12, 2002: Amrgen AA5A (N9566U), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On October 12, 2002, at 0840 mountain standard time, a Grumman AA-5A, N9566U, crashed into a mobile home park about 1 mile west of the deer valley…

## Other aircraft with N9566U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9566U): Miller George A WAGABOND, S/N 1810, built 2015

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