N28990 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 20, 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 September 20, 2013
- Serial number
- AA5B0925
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 1, 1988
- Last FAA action
- March 21, 1992
- Last owner
- Wra INC (Corporation)
Morrisville, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Curtiss Aeroplane HAWK 81A cancelled December 29, 1947
- Serial number
- 17816
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Pratt & Whitney Aircraft (Corporation)
East Hartford, CT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N28990
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman AA-5B · serial AA5B-0925
IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL PROCEDURES WHICH RESULTED IN THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA.
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