N5968L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American AA-1 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 23, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
American AA-1 cancelled September 23, 2005
- Serial number
- AA1-0268
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 11, 1996
- Last FAA action
- June 21, 2005
- Last owner
- Carey Kevin David (Co-owned)
Medford, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5968L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: American AA-1 · serial 268
The absence of compression in two of the airplane's four cylinders, and the pilot/mechanic's failure to maintain the engine in an airworthy condition, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb, and subsequent forced landing.
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