# N9789U: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 1980-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1980
- 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-0189
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1977
- Mode S code: ADA503
- Owner when cancelled: [Teeters Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEETERS%20CHARLES%20E)
- Location: [Valdosta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Valdosta)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9789U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9789U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9789U-1980-10-10

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 MIA79FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA110), Aug 2, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9789U), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 4 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 19790802031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802031469A), Aug 2, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N9789U), Orlando, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Acft observed spinning. Rear seat passenger was choking on food. Crashed on climbout from night takeoff.

## Other aircraft with N9789U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9789U): Uvify 810-00028, S/N 221482IFOD01050100032

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