# N5FA: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1992-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1A0365
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1989
- Last registry action: November 25, 1992
- Mode S code: A635BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Formidable Aviators Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORMIDABLE%20AVIATORS%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Port Angeles, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0303° N, 123.3294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98362, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5FA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5FA-1992-12-28

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-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a.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 SEA91LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA161), Jul 7, 1991: American AA-1A (N5FA), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION.

## 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 19910707026369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910707026369A), Jul 7, 1991: Gulstm AA1A (N5FA), Sequim, WA, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to drift off runway and settled into tall grass. Right main was severed hitting a ditch.

## Other aircraft with N5FA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5FA): Smith AEROSTAR 600, S/N 600310115

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