# N8859L: 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: August 12, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8859L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8859L

## Aircraft that carried N8859L

- [Cancelled 1992-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859L-1992-08-12): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B0359. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Winzer James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINZER%20JAMES%20W), [Homer, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Homer)

## NTSB investigations on N8859L (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 FTW92LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA042), Dec 12, 1991: Grumman AA1B (N8859L), Spur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8859L (1)

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 19911212063319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911212063319A), Dec 12, 1991: Gulstm AA1B (N8859L), Spur, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a strip that had been torn up and rutted by vehicles. Unable lift. Aboreted late. Ran off end.

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