# N4EA: 1971 American AA-1A, registration cancelled 2002-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710)
- 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: AA1A-0247
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1994
- Last registry action: November 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A4A854
- Owner when cancelled: [Heaps John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEAPS%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Dunlap, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Dunlap)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8605° N, 95.6435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51529, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4EA-2002-01-04

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 American AA-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780628035189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628035189I), Jun 28, 1978: Gulstm AA1 (N4EA), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Minor damage. Prop tips and nose wheel bent in a hard landing by a student pilot. First solo.

## Other aircraft with N4EA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4EA): Gates Learjet 35A, S/N 458, built 1981

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