N81383 — 1977 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B

Aircraft record

Serial number

AA5B0522

Manufacturer

Grumman American Avn. Corp.

Model

AA-5B

Year

1977

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming O&vo-360 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N81383 →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN19LA007Oct 12, 2018Refugio, TXSerious

   The pilot’s improper inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1977 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B).

1. Jul 10, 2019deregistered — Eckenroth William N

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N81383 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1977 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B above.

• until Oct 12, 19551946 Fairchild 24R-46 (s/n R46283)

Frequently asked

Has N81383 been in an accident?

Yes. N81383 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2018.

What kind of aircraft is N81383?

N81383 is a 1977 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (fixed wing single-engine), serial number AA5B0522.