# N8972L: 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: September 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8972L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8972L

## Aircraft that carried N8972L

- [Cancelled 2013-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8972L-2013-09-11): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0422, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [King Pamela R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20PAMELA%20R), [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)

## NTSB investigations on N8972L (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 LAX94LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA298), Jul 27, 1994: Grumman AA-1B (N8972L), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8972L (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 19940726019389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726019389A), Jul 26, 1994: Gulstm AA1B (N8972L), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on climbout. Tried return but landed short. No engine problems except over rich fuel mixture.

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