# N8985L: 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: November 20, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8985L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8985L

## Aircraft that carried N8985L

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8985L-2014-11-20): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0435, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tindor Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TINDOR%20THOMAS%20A), [River Ridge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/River%20Ridge)

## NTSB investigations on N8985L (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 FTW81DRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD19), Apr 23, 1981: Grum Amer AA-1B (N8985L), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8985L (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 19810423018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423018509A), Apr 23, 1981: Grumav AA1B (N8985L), Grand Isle, LA, Destroyed. Nose gear collapsed as a result of hard landing. Aircraft flipped inverted.

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