N74279 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 7, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled March 7, 1997
- Serial number
- AA5B0185
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 1991
- Last FAA action
- August 17, 1994
- Last owner
- Mccandless Jeffrey D (Individual)
Hilton Head Island, SC - Airworthiness
- None on file
Bellanca 14-13-2 cancelled April 30, 1956
- Serial number
- 1392
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 20, 1952
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sargeant Edgar C (Individual)
Long Beach, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N74279
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Gulfstream American AA5A · serial AA5A-0185
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND THE SELECTION OF TAKEOFF RUNWAY WITH AN UPSLOPE FOR TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA 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