# N8981L: 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 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981L

## Aircraft that carried N8981L

- [Cancelled 2013-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981L-2013-05-17): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0431, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kowatt John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOWATT%20JOHN%20J), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8981L (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 19800920048599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800920048599A), Sep 20, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N8981L), Wilmot, WI, Substantial damage. Porpoised on bad landing. Lost control. Ran off runway and overturned.

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