N81310 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 13, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B cancelled May 13, 2013
- Serial number
- AA5B0491
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 28, 2002
- Last FAA action
- December 8, 2005
- Last owner
- Shenk Gerald L (Co-owned)
Elizabethtown, PA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Fairchild 24R-46 cancelled February 23, 1956
- Serial number
- R46210
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 1, 1949
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- The Fairchild Personal Planes Division (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N81310
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-5B · serial AA5B0491
The pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane with known mechanical deficiencies, his improper decision to return to the airport with inadequate altitude remaining, and his failure to maintain airspeed. A factor related to the accident was the malfunction of the ignition system, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
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