# N9897L: 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 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9897L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9897L

## Aircraft that carried N9897L

- [Cancelled 2013-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9897L-2013-05-30): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0497, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mesa Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MESA%20AVIATION), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N9897L (2)

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 LAX83FUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ01), Oct 19, 1982: Grumman American AA-1B (N9897L), New River, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC80FCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA27), Aug 10, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-1B (N9897L), Farmington, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9897L (2)

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 19821018053249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018053249A), Oct 18, 1982: Gulstm AA1B (N9897L), New River, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when turning final for landing. Witness stated aircraft at very low altitude attempting turn.
- [Accident 19800810034919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810034919A), Aug 10, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N9897L), Farmington, MO, Substantial damage. Emergency landing caused by fuel exhaustion. Investigation revealed clogged air filter,may have contributed.

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