# N5618L: 1968 American AA-1, registration cancelled 2013-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610)
- 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: AA1-0020
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1968
- Last registry action: January 31, 1981
- Mode S code: A72E1C
- Location: [Sioux Falls, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Sioux%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5380° N, 96.6920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57103, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5618L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5618L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5618L-2013-03-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 DEN81FTK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK05), Dec 12, 1980: Amer Avco AA-1 (N5618L), Castlewood, SD, substantial damage

## 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 19801212072859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212072859A), Dec 12, 1980: Grumav AA1 (N5618L), Castlewood, SD, Substantial damage. Student pilot carrying passenger, crashed airplane during emergency landing caused by fuel exhaustion.

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