# N8883L: 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: May 4, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8883L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8883L

## Aircraft that carried N8883L

- [Cancelled 2019-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883L-2019-05-04): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0383, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Abila Richard P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABILA%20RICHARD%20P), [Stephenville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Stephenville)

## NTSB investigations on N8883L (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 CEN16LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA134), Mar 26, 2016: Grumman American Avn. AA 1B (N8883L), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8883L (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 20160326017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326017689A), Mar 26, 2016: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B (N8883L), Stephenville, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft lost power during flight and couldnt make it to Stephenville airport so pilot lined up on a road to make landing but just before landing pilot saw low…
- [Incident 19850213009099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213009099I), Feb 13, 1985: Gulstm AA1B (N8883L), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Student ballooned and bounced down runway. Came down hard on nose wheel on third bounce. Bent nose wheel and prop.

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