N28578 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 16, 2016. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled November 16, 2016
- Serial number
- AA5B0693
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Third notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- March 22, 2001
- Last FAA action
- November 16, 2007
- Last owner
- Melton Terry L (Individual)
Melbourne, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Luscombe 8A cancelled July 30, 1942
- Serial number
- 1407
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 5, 1940
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Troy Flyers INC (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N28578
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA 5B · serial AA5B0693
The improper reinstallation of the propeller assembly, which resulted in the subsequent in-flight separation of the propeller.
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