# N9968U: 1977 Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 1978-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 1978
- 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-0368
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1977
- Mode S code: ADEC70
- Owner when cancelled: [Grumman American Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUMMAN%20AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9968U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9968U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9968U-1978-02-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 SEA78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA015), Dec 28, 1977: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9968U), Anaconda, MT, destroyed, 2 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 19771228041519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771228041519A), Dec 28, 1977: Gulstm AA5 (N9968U), Anaconda, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tkof in darkness,heavy fog vicinity of arpt. Crashed after tkof in descending rt turn. Fnd 12/30/77.

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