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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9981L

N9981L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 4, 1993. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B cancelled March 4, 1993

Serial number
AA1B0281
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
May 19, 1988
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Perryville, MD
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9981L

NYC88LA148Accident on May 30, 1988 at Dover, PA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman AA-1B · serial AA-1B-0261

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY (SIGN, STONE FENCE & TREE).

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