# N5616L: American AA-1, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA10018
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1994
- Last registry action: March 23, 1995
- Mode S code: A72DD6
- Owner when cancelled: [Mulkey Leon M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULKEY%20LEON%20M)
- Location: [Alamogordo, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Alamogordo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7361° N, 106.0394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88310, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5616L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5616L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5616L-1997-03-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1.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 LAX96LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA305), Aug 12, 1996: American AA-1 (N5616L), Rosamond, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his delayed decision to reverse the airplane's direction.

## 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 19960812022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960812022539A), Aug 12, 1996: Gulstm AA1 (N5616L), Rosamond, CA, Destroyed. Struck a tree on mountainside circling to climb to negoiate a pass. Density altitude a factor. Circling too low.

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