# N9975U: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, registration cancelled 2013-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: AA5A0375
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1986
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: ADEFBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Forehand Luther W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOREHAND%20LUTHER%20W)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0047° N, 82.5061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33614, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9975U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9975U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9975U-2013-05-31

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 MIA89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA027), Nov 11, 1988: Grumman AA5A (N9975U), Tampa, FL, 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 19881111050539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111050539A), Nov 11, 1988: Gulstm AA5A (N9975U), Tampa, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Made low passes in area, struck a powerline. Crashed out of control.

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