# N9593U: 1976 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2023-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2023
- 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-0093
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 1976
- Certificate issued: December 9, 2010
- Last registry action: July 17, 2019
- Mode S code: AD58EA
- Owner when cancelled: [Pretorius Anton P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRETORIUS%20ANTON%20P)
- Location: [East Flat Rock, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/East%20Flat%20Rock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2809° N, 82.4167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28726, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9593U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9593U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9593U-2023-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA20CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA065), Jan 5, 2020: American AA5 (N9593U), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an intentional aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a spin and subsequent collision with terrain.

## 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 20200105003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200105003249A), Jan 5, 2020: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9593U), Rutherfordton, NC, Substantial damage. On January 5, 2020 at approximately 1900Z, a Grumman American AA-5A single engine aircraft, N9593U departed on a VFR flight from the hendersonville, NC (0A7)…

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