# N9944U: 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: July 8, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9944U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9944U

## Aircraft that carried N9944U

- [Cancelled 2008-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9944U-2008-07-08): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0344, built 1977. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Thatcher Michael F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THATCHER%20MICHAEL%20F), [Calimesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Calimesa)

## NTSB investigations on N9944U (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 LAX97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA079), Dec 29, 1996: Grumman American AA-5A (N9944U), Banning, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low flight in an area of foothills and canyons at an altitude insufficient to maintain clearance from obstacles.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9944U (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 19961229040739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961229040739A), Dec 29, 1996: Gulstm AA5A (N9944U), Banning, CA, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered en route. Struck power line changing fuel tanks. Observed low in canyon. Fuel tanks leaking fuel.

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