# N9884U: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2000-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: AA5A0284
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1990
- Last registry action: October 19, 1999
- Mode S code: ADCBD3
- Owners when cancelled: [Bean Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAN%20THOMAS%20A), [Stevens Harden E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20HARDEN%20E), [Sparrow James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARROW%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [West Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/West%20Columbia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9975° N, 81.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29169, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9884U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9884U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9884U-2000-02-01

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 MIA98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA166), May 18, 1998: Grumman American AA-5A (N9884U), Sumter, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial failure of the oil cooler bypass valve which resulted in the over-temperature and loss of oil pressure.

## 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 19980518009939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980518009939A), May 18, 1998: Gulstm AA5A (N9884U), Sumpter, SC, Substantial damage. Biennial flight review. Noted low oil pressure. Rough engine. Landed cross furrow plowed field. Nose gear folded.(.4) the flight had been airborne about 30…

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