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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5616L

N5616L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American AA-1. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 24, 1997. The last status on file was "valid registration".

American AA-1 cancelled March 24, 1997

Serial number
AA10018
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 22, 1994
Last FAA action
March 23, 1995
Last owner
Mulkey Leon M (Individual)
Alamogordo, NM
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5616L

LAX96LA305Accident on August 12, 1996 at Rosamond, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: American AA-1 · serial AA1-0018

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his delayed decision to reverse the airplane's direction.

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