# N8990L: 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: January 8, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8990L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8990L

## Aircraft that carried N8990L

- [Cancelled 1982-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8990L-1982-01-08): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0440. Owner: [Maguire Thomas F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAGUIRE%20THOMAS%20F), [Merrimac, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Merrimac)

## NTSB investigations on N8990L (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 NYC79FFJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ09), Feb 11, 1979: Grumman AA-1B (N8990L), West Seneca, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8990L (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 19790211002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211002739A), Feb 11, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N8990L), West Seneca, NY, Substantial damage. Right magneto found to be operating erratically. Pilot made forced landing on highway, struck a car.

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