# N5789L: American AA-1, registration cancelled 1998-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1998
- 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: AA10189
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 27, 1997
- Last registry action: September 29, 1997
- Mode S code: A76FBF
- Owners when cancelled: [Saunders David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUNDERS%20DAVID%20E), [Johnston David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20DAVID%20W)
- Location: [Monticello, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Monticello)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4445° N, 83.9260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32344, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5789L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5789L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5789L-1998-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ATL98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA027), Dec 19, 1997: American AA-1 (N5789L), Monticello, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and failure to ensure that the airplane would be able to clear trees during takeoff. Related factors were: the high/wet vegetation on the grass…

## 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 19971219039229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971219039229A), Dec 19, 1997: Gulstm AA1 (N5789L), Monticello, FL, Destroyed. Tried takeoff from tallgrass short strip. Stalled into trees off end runway. Burned. (-23) pilot stated that he had a normal pre-flight, normal run-up, good…

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