# N8998L: 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 11, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8998L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8998L

## Aircraft that carried N8998L

- [Cancelled 2015-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8998L-2015-05-11): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0448, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Good Shepherd Community Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOOD%20SHEPHERD%20COMMUNITY%20SERVICES), [Campobello, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Campobello)

## NTSB investigations on N8998L (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 ERA09FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA235), Apr 7, 2009: Grumman AA-1B (N8998L), Chesnee, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate inflight fuel planning and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while descending for a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8998L (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 20090407005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090407005109A), Apr 7, 2009: Amrgen AA1B (N8998L), Boiling Spring, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed fairview airport, SC, on the morning of 04/07/2009. The aircraft was found in a grass field at 1551 peach tree rd, in Boiling…

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