N81189 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sikorsky S-76C built in 2006. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 13, 2006 when the aircraft was exported to Brazil. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Sikorsky S-76C cancelled September 13, 2006
- Serial number
- 760617
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2006
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Brazil
- Certificate issued
- June 30, 2006
- Last FAA action
- June 30, 2006
- Last owner
- Rotorenergy Company LLC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled September 26, 2002
- Serial number
- AA5B0453
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 26, 2001
- Last FAA action
- June 26, 2001
- Last owner
- Cullum Dudley R (Co-owned)
Brooksville, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Funk B85C cancelled October 23, 1952
- Serial number
- 319
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- December 30, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Eldon Tuttle (Individual)
Poteet, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N81189
Aircraft on the NTSB record: American General Aircraft AA-5B · serial AA5B-0453
The pilots continued visual flight into instrument conditions (fog), and subsequent collision with a tree and a residence.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-5B · serial AA5B0453
the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control which resulted in an in-flight collision with a fence during the go-around, resulting in a subsequent forced landing in a pasture.
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