# N5639L: American AA-1, registration cancelled 1969-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 1969
- 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: AA1-0039
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1969
- Mode S code: A735AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Cramer Eugene S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAMER%20EUGENE%20S)
- Location: [Benton Harbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Benton%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5639L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5639L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5639L-1969-06-06

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 CHI69A0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0082), Mar 16, 1969: Yankee AA-1 (N5639L), Benton Harbr, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5639L

- [Cancelled 1989-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5639L-1989-02-28): Maule M-5-235C, S/N 7318C. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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