# N9974U: 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 31, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9974U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9974U

## Aircraft that carried N9974U

- [Cancelled 2013-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9974U-2013-05-31): Grumman American Avn. AA-1C, S/N AA1C0170, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Brown Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20THOMAS%20E), [Groton, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Groton)

## NTSB investigations on N9974U (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 NYC96LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA079), Mar 27, 1996: Grumman American AA-1C (N9974U), Groton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel management, and his improper use of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent collision with bails of hay during the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9974U (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 19960327005299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960327005299A), Mar 27, 1996: Gulstm AA1C (N9974U), Groton, NY, Substantial damage. Experienced engine failure and landed in a field.

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