N74242 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 6, 1991. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled June 6, 1991
- Serial number
- AA5B0171
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 20, 1990
- Last owner
- New England Aviation INC (Corporation)
Middlebury, VT - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bellanca 14-13 cancelled May 22, 1965
- Serial number
- 1355
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 11, 1962
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ives Martin A (Individual)
Chicago, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N74242
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman AA5B · serial AA5B-0171
THE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO AN IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL PERFORMED BY UNQUALIFIED PERSONS. THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.
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