# N9774U: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2020-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-0174
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2019
- Last registry action: June 24, 2019
- Mode S code: ADA09D
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aircraft Brokers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRCRAFT%20BROKERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Englewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Englewood)
- Physical address: [Aurora, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aurora)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5732° N, 104.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9774U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9774U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9774U-2020-06-18

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 WPR19FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA266), Sep 27, 2019: American AA5 (N9774U), Cowles, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly into terrain that exceeded the performance capabilities of the airplane, which resulted in failure to maintain clearance from trees and 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 20190926018299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190926018299A), Sep 26, 2019: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9774U), Cowles, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On September 26, 2019, about 1810 mountain daylight time, a Grumman AA-5A airplane, N9774U, was destroyed when it crashed in mountainous terrain near Cowles,…

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