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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8969L

N8969L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 19, 2015. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B cancelled December 19, 2015

Serial number
AA1B-0419
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1974
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 25, 2015
Last FAA action
March 25, 2015
Last owner
Rathmell John P (Individual)
Lancaster, PA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N8969L

ERA15LA276Accident on July 19, 2015 at Lititz, PA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA1B · serial AA1B-0419

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

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