N5985L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American AA-1 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 25, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
American AA-1 cancelled April 25, 2013
- Serial number
- AA1-0285
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 19, 1997
- Last FAA action
- March 25, 2005
- Last owner
- Gamewell Don (Individual)
Randle, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5985L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-1 · serial 0285
The total loss of engine power, for undetermined reasons, while the aircraft was on a VFR final approach. No suitable terrain for landing and water were factors.
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