# N9842U: 1976 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2011-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: AA5A0242
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1976
- Last registry action: February 2, 1977
- Mode S code: ADBCB1
- Owner when cancelled: [El Monte Skyways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EL%20MONTE%20SKYWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [El Monte, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Monte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0786° N, 118.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91731, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9842U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9842U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9842U-2011-07-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 LAX78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA026), Feb 12, 1978: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9842U), Fontana, CA, substantial damage, 3 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 19780212021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212021049A), Feb 12, 1978: Grumav AA5A (N9842U), Fontana, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N9842U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9842U): Uvify 810-00028, S/N 221482IFOD01050100164

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