# N6181L: 1970 American AA-1, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: AA1-0381
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1970
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1987
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A80EFC
- Owners when cancelled: [Marentic Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARENTIC%20MICHAEL%20J), [Loftus Edward J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOFTUS%20EDWARD%20J), [Deahr Ronald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEAHR%20RONALD%20D)
- Location: [Orange, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orange)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7870° N, 117.8613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6181L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6181L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6181L-2013-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX88LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA210), Jun 4, 1988: American AA-1 (N6181L), Hemet, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19880603018039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603018039A), Jun 3, 1988: Gulstm AA1 (N6181L), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Student bounced on a night landing. Lost control. Aircraft veered off runway and struck a tetrahedon.

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