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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9897L

N9897L 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 30, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B cancelled May 30, 2013

Serial number
AA1B-0497
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1974
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 13, 1981
Last FAA action
November 17, 1984
Last owner
Mesa Aviation (Corporation)
Mesa, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N9897L

LAX83FUJ01Accident on October 19, 1982 at New River, AZ: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-1B · serial AA1B-0497

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