# N9745U: 1976 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2022-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2022
- 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA5A-0145
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 23, 2016
- Last registry action: December 5, 2018
- Mode S code: AD959B
- 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/N9745U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9745U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9745U-2022-07-02

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2012FA0000000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000000), Aug 18, 2011: STRUT. DEBONDED. NOSE STRUT DISBONDED AT NOSE FORK BEARING SPINDLE. SPINDLE AND STRUT ARE BONDED VIA A HOT BOND AGENT WHILE IN AUTOCLAVE. SUSPECT DISBONDING OCCURED DUE TO UNREP

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20140807017139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140807017139I), Aug 7, 2014: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9745U), La Porte, TX, Minor damage. Student was with an instructor performing night landings. The student was attempting a night landing on runway 12 with cross winds out of the south at 10…
- [Incident 20110818017719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818017719I), Aug 18, 2011: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9745U), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot took off from Ellington Airport at approx. 11:30 a. m. and preceded to gls to do some touch and goes. Upon touch down (mains) at gls he became…

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