# N9479L: 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: June 8, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9479L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9479L

## Aircraft that carried N9479L

- [Cancelled 1989-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9479L-1989-06-08): American AA-1A, S/N AA1A0279. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N9479L (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 CHI89DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET04), Apr 15, 1989: American AA-1A (N9479L), Bluffton, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAILWIND AND WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED BY THE PILOT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9479L (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 19890415008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415008009A), Apr 15, 1989: Gulstm AA1A (N9479L), Bluffton, IN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aborted downwind landing,went around and stalled turning for upwind runway,hit a wing,cartwheeled. Flipped over.

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