# N1639R: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1997-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1B0639
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1994
- Last registry action: July 16, 1997
- Mode S code: A10076
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6990° N, 97.3646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67203, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1639R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1639R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1639R-1997-08-22

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 CHI94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA152), May 8, 1994: Grumman American TR-2 (N1639R), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot-in-command not performing an aborted landing after the first porpoise event and bounce into the air. Factors associated with this accident were an excessive airspeed and porpoising…

## 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 19940508010349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508010349A), May 8, 1994: Gulstm AA1B (N1639R), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Passenger pilot added power for go around. Veered off runway. Nosed over.

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