# N5678L: 1969 American AA-1, registration cancelled 2021-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: AA1-0078
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2017
- Last registry action: November 14, 2017
- Mode S code: A74466
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilhelm Virgle H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILHELM%20VIRGLE%20H)
- Location: [Bedford, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bedford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8530° N, 97.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76021, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5678L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5678L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5678L-2021-03-06

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

## 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 19970712018189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970712018189I), Jul 12, 1997: Gulstm AA1 (N5678L), Cookson, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft lost power on takeoff, ran off the runway, struck a ditch. (-5) pilot stated engine did not seem to make full power and aborted takeoff, then rolled…

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