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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N81YB

N81YB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American Aviation AA-1A built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 19, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

American Aviation AA-1A cancelled November 19, 2014

Serial number
AA1A-0053
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1971
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 16, 1982
Last FAA action
December 14, 1985
Last owner
Ford David Z (Individual)
New Oxford, PA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N81YB

NYC84FA039Accident on November 27, 1983 at Wellsville, PA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: American AA-1A · serial AA1A-0053

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