# N9581U: 1975 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-0081
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 19, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1985
- Last registry action: February 9, 2007
- Mode S code: AD54ED
- Owners when cancelled: [Becker G Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20G%20CRAIG), [Becker Claudia P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20CLAUDIA%20P)
- Location: [Farmington, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Farmington)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4614° N, 83.3784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, MI, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9581U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9581U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9581U-2013-05-23

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI85LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA206), May 23, 1985: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N9581U), New Hudson, MI, destroyed

## 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 19850523021019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523021019A), May 23, 1985: Gulstm AA5A (N9581U), New Hudson, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft drifted from runway after takeoff. Cleared hangars but impacted trees.

## Other aircraft with N9581U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9581U): Uvify 810-00028, S/N 213682IFOD01060000659

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