Aircraft record

N288461978 Grumman American AA-5B

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 12, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Apr 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Houston, TX; owner city / state
Engine: O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1986
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1987
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Houston, TX
Certificate issued: Sep 12, 1986
Canceled: Nov 12, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date: Aug 9, 1978

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Grumman American
Model: AA-5B
Year: 1978
Serial number: AA5B0850
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A2EEB6

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1986 – 2013Individual ownerHouston, TX

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Apr 25, 1987 · Eagle Lake, TX

ON APRIL 25,1987 A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA5B, N28846, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NEAR EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HER HUSBAND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KERRVILLE, TEXAS TO HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A MEDIUM TO STEEP LEFT TURN AND FAILED…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: FTW87FA105

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW87FA105)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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