# N5642L: 1968 American AA-1, registration cancelled 2015-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 2015
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: AA1-0042
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2012
- Last registry action: August 24, 2012
- Mode S code: A7386F
- Owner when cancelled: [Tidwell Darren C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIDWELL%20DARREN%20C)
- Location: [Huntsville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Huntsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3076° N, 111.6202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84317, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5642L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5642L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5642L-2015-04-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 WPR13FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA041), Nov 15, 2012: American AA-1 (N5642L), Morgan, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in frost remaining on the airplane's surfaces and led to its inability to produce enough lift to clear rising terrain.

## 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 20121115025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121115025999A), Nov 15, 2012: American AA-1 (N5642L), Morgan, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. AA-1 American aircraft crashed approx. 5.6 miles from Morgan, UT. Airport (42U).N5642L took off from runway #3 to the north. This is not normal, according to…

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