# N5900L: American AA-1, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: AA10200
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1986
- Last registry action: June 21, 1995
- Mode S code: A79FCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Elmo D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20ELMO%20D)
- Location: [Pittsboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pittsboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7544° N, 79.1988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27312, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5900L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5900L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5900L-1997-03-24

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 ATL97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA004), Oct 13, 1996: American AA-1 (N5900L), Angier, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Aeronca 65's pilots selection of the wrong taxi route, and his inadequate visual lookout during back taxi.

## 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 19961013032062A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961013032062A), Oct 13, 1996: Gulstm AA1 (N5900L), Angier, NC, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll collided with a aircraft that was back taxiing on runway after landing. Neither saw other. (-23) aircraft struck another aircraft on…

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