# N9956U: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2001-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2001
- 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: AA5A0356
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1994
- Last registry action: November 14, 2000
- Mode S code: ADE873
- Owner when cancelled: [Cheetah Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEETAH%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Greenville, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Greenville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3833° N, 91.0521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MS, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9956U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9956U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956U-2001-01-12

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 FTW99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA017), Oct 29, 1998: Grumman American AA-5A (N9956U), Scott, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disengagement of the crankshaft gear due to the maintenance personnel not installing the gear lockplate at the last engine overhaul, resulting in the loosening of the gear retaining bolt, and the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19981029030919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981029030919A), Oct 29, 1998: Gulstm AA5A (N9956U), Scott, AR, Substantial damage. Acft lost engine power and made an emergency landing in a bean field. (-23) on October 29, 1998, at approximately 099-0930, a gruman asaa, N9956U, registered…
- [Incident 19780214006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780214006579I), Feb 14, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N9956U), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast. Pilot turned onto grass to avoid going off the runway end and seawall.

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