N28246 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 21, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B cancelled February 21, 2013
- Serial number
- AA5B0965
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 20, 1996
- Last FAA action
- December 21, 2005
- Last owner
- Mile High Productions INC (Corporation)
Plantation, FL - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial advertising
Piper J5A cancelled March 23, 1955
- Serial number
- 5-161
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1940
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 26, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Haile-Bybee Flying Service (Corporation)
Austin, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N28246
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Gulfstream American AA-5B · serial AA5B-0965
leaking fuel cap(s), due to inadequate maintenance/repair, which resulted in water contamination of the fuel; inadequate preflight by the flight crew; and improper planning/decision by the flight crew. Factors relating to the accident were: high obstructions in the emergency landing area, and the pilot-in-command's lack of recent flying experience.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site