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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8998L

N8998L 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 May 11, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B cancelled May 11, 2015

Serial number
AA1B-0448
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1974
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 16, 2008
Last FAA action
October 16, 2008
Last owner
Good Shepherd Community Services (Corporation)
Campobello, SC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N8998L

ERA09FA235Accident on April 7, 2009 at Chesnee, SC: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman AA-1B · serial AA1B-0448

A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate inflight fuel planning and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while descending for a 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