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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9453L

N9453L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American Aviation AA-1A. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2001. The last status on file was "valid registration".

American Aviation AA-1A cancelled May 9, 2001

Serial number
AA1A-0253
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 27, 1998
Last FAA action
June 18, 1998
Last owner
Purdon Alfred JR (Individual)
Boulder, CO
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9453L

FTW98FA299Accident on July 5, 1998 at Larkspur, CO: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-1A · serial AA1A-0253

The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane and entering an unrecoverable spin. A factor was clear air turbulence.

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