# N9981L: 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 4, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9981L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9981L

## Aircraft that carried N9981L

- [Cancelled 1993-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9981L-1993-03-04): Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, S/N AA1B0281. Owner: [Perryville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Perryville)

## NTSB investigations on N9981L (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 NYC88LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA148), May 30, 1988: Grumman AA-1B (N9981L), Dover, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY (SIGN, STONE FENCE & TREE).

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9981L (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 19880530071439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530071439A), May 30, 1988: Gulstm AA1B (N9981L), Dover, PA, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out of ground effect due to nose high liftoff warm and humid. Tail hit sign. Settled into a fence.

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