N9457L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American Aviation AA-1A. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 3, 1999. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response".
American Aviation AA-1A cancelled December 3, 1999
- Serial number
- AA1A-0257
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- August 3, 1989
- Last FAA action
- December 29, 1997
- Last owner
- Oleksy Edward P (Individual)
Cheektowaga, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9457L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-1A · serial AA-1A-0257
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO RETURN TO THE HOME AIRPORT AFTER PROCEEDING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND MAKING A MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (AT THE DESTINATION AND ALTERNATE AIRPORTS) AND DARKNESS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
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