# N5909L: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5909L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5909L

## Aircraft that carried N5909L

- [Cancelled 2017-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5909L-2017-10-24): American AA-1, S/N AA1-0209, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Silva Lawrence Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVA%20LAWRENCE%20JR), [Toledo, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Toledo)

## NTSB investigations on N5909L (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA251), May 23, 2013: American AA-1 (N5909L), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to lean the fuel mixture during takeoff in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5909L (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20130523009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130523009589A), May 23, 2013: American AA-1 (N5909L), Truckee, CA, Destroyed. The aircraft lost engine power at about 8500 feet AGL during the initial takeoff climb out and impacted several trees at the 7700 foot level about 8 miles east…
- [Incident 19870731055529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731055529I), Jul 31, 1987: Gulstm AA1 (N5909L), Vancouver, WA, Minor damage. Fuel starvation just before entering the pattern. Off airport landing. Switched fuel to empty tank.

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