N28493 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 23, 1990. The last status on file was "n-number assigned but not yet registered".
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled August 23, 1990
- Serial number
- AA5B0545
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N28493
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman AA-5B · serial AA5B-0545
FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS, WHICH WAS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES, THE STUDENT PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE, THE STRONG CROSS WIND, AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
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