# N9871U: 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: March 23, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9871U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9871U

## Aircraft that carried N9871U

- [Cancelled 1983-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9871U-1983-03-23): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0271. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Sobarnia John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOBARNIA%20JOHN%20P), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N9871U (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 LAX79DUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG18), Feb 22, 1979: Stolamph AA-5A (N9871U), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9871U (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 19790222003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222003429A), Feb 22, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N9871U), Big Bear Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff at 6700 ft altitude with frost on wings. Acft settled onto ice and snow covered lake.

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