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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9944U

N9944U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 8, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A cancelled July 8, 2008

Serial number
AA5A0344
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 20, 1990
Last FAA action
May 20, 2008
Last owner
Thatcher Michael F (Co-owned)
Calimesa, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N9944U

LAX97LA079Accident on December 29, 1996 at Banning, CA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-5A · serial AA5A-0344

The pilot's intentional low flight in an area of foothills and canyons at an altitude insufficient to maintain clearance from obstacles.

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