# N9778U: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 1976-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 1976
- 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-0178
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1976
- Mode S code: ADA129
- Owner when cancelled: [Rockwell International Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKWELL%20INTERNATIONAL%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [El Segundo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Segundo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9778U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9778U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778U-1976-11-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 IAD76AI085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI085), Jul 22, 1976: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9778U), Lexington, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19760722029589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760722029589A), Jul 22, 1976: Gulstm AA5 (N9778U), Lexington, KY, Destroyed. Mixt ctl in idle cutoff. Student plt had difficulty in tfc pattern spacing.

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