# N9772U: 1976 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: AA5A0172
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1976
- Last registry action: September 24, 1981
- Mode S code: ADA057
- Owner when cancelled: [Rostraver Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSTRAVER%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Physical address: [Okc, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Okc)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3476° N, 79.9765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15236, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9772U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9772U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9772U-2012-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC87LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA267), Sep 26, 1987: Grumman AA-5A (N9772U), Irwin, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870926057429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926057429A), Sep 26, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N9772U), Irwin, PA, Substantial damage. While taxiing struck a tree stump. Failed to close throttle, rolled off end of runway into ditch.
- [Incident 19780920018909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920018909I), Sep 20, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N9772U), Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down hard stopped on taxiway and found prop tips bent, nose gear assembly bent, cowl cracked.
- [Incident 19780309015629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015629I), Mar 9, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N9772U), Rostraver, PA, Minor damage. Pilot turned from runway to snow-covered taxiway. Lost directional control and ended in snowbank.

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