# N1459R: 1975 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1B-0559
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1975
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A0B8E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Fleming Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLEMING%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [S St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/S%20St%20Paul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8880° N, 93.0417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55075, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1459R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1459R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1459R-2012-08-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman American Avn. AA-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MKC79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA036), Jun 17, 1979: Grumman AA-1B (N1459R), Clearwater, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19790617027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617027749A), Jun 17, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N1459R), Clearwater, MN, No damage, 1 fatal. Student carrying a pasenger. Tried to land on road, hit a wire.

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