N9974U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C cancelled May 31, 2013
- Serial number
- AA1C0170
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 24, 1995
- Last FAA action
- November 20, 2007
- Last owner
- Brown Thomas E (Individual)
Groton, NY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N9974U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American AA-1C · serial AA1C0170
the pilot's inadequate fuel management, and his improper use of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent collision with bails of hay during the 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