# N9706U: 1976 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2019-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- 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-0106
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 26, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 23, 2016
- Last registry action: March 23, 2016
- Mode S code: AD86E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Tigers Flight School Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20TIGERS%20FLIGHT%20SCHOOL%20LTD)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6148° N, 95.1930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9706U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9706U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9706U-2019-04-16

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

## 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.

- [Incident 20120721015669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721015669I), Jul 21, 2012: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9706U), Houston, TX, Minor damage. On 07/21/2012 while landing at ellington field (efd) Houston Texas, pilot stated that he was making a standard approch to runway 35L, and that his landing was…

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