# N5996L: American AA-1, registration cancelled 1971-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1971
- 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: AA1-0296
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A7C20B
- Owner when cancelled: [American Aircraft Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20CORP)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5996L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5996L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5996L-1971-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW71FRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA23), Oct 6, 1970: Amer Avco AA-1 (N5996L), Houston, TX, destroyed

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