# N9978L: 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: April 15, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9978L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9978L

## Aircraft that carried N9978L

- [Cancelled 1982-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978L-1982-04-15): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B-0278. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Aircraft Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20CORP), [Waukegan, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Waukegan)

## NTSB investigations on N9978L (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 FTW81DQD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD35), Sep 26, 1981: Grum Amer AA-1B (N9978L), Weed, NM, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9978L (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 19810926062999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926062999A), Sep 26, 1981: Grumav AA1B (N9978L), Weed, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot became lost following road and crashed into raising terrain in mountainous area.

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