# N8973L: 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 19, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8973L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8973L

## Aircraft that carried N8973L

- [Cancelled 2021-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973L-2021-05-19): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0423, built 1974. Owner: [Jokerst Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOKERST%20KENNETH), [Saint Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Louis)

## NTSB investigations on N8973L (2)

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 CHI84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA200), May 20, 1984: Grumman AA-1B (N8973L), Millstadt, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FET14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET14), Feb 18, 1978: Grum Amer AA-1B (N8973L), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8973L (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 19840520051669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520051669A), May 20, 1984: Gulstm AA1 (N8973L), Millstadt, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft during flare for landing. Aircraft hit hard breaking landing gear and flipped over.
- [Accident 19780218006759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218006759A), Feb 18, 1978: Grumav AA1B (N8973L), Fort Wayne,In, IN, Substantial damage

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