# N5690L: 1969 American AA-1, registration cancelled 2019-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 2019
- 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: AA1-0090
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2017
- Last registry action: January 5, 2017
- Mode S code: A74ABC
- Owner when cancelled: [Sholtes Robert S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOLTES%20ROBERT%20S)
- Location: [Port Orange, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Port%20Orange)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1085° N, 80.9757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32127, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5690L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5690L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5690L-2019-10-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 GAA17CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA241), Apr 9, 2017: American AA 1 (N5690L), New Market, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach path, which resulted in an impact with trees.

## 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 20170409005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170409005609A), Apr 9, 2017: American AA-1 (N5690L), New Market, VA, Destroyed. On April 9, 2017 at approximately 1530, the pilot of an American AA-1 aircraft was making approach to land at New Market Airport, 8W2. The aircraft was…

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