# N6246L: American AA-1B, registration cancelled 1974-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (registry code 0630820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA-1B-0046
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1973
- Mode S code: A8284E
- Owner when cancelled: [Echarren Alfonso A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECHARREN%20ALFONSO%20A)
- Location: [Oxnard, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oxnard)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6246L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6246L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6246L-1974-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b.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 LAX74DUQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUQ17), Oct 19, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-B (N6246L), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed

## 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 19731019035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019035289A), Oct 19, 1973: Grumav AA1B (N6246L), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Fog bank at oxnard. Ip diverted student to alt arpt. Plt made low fast apch,acft porpoised.

## Other aircraft with N6246L

- [Cancelled 2023-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6246L-2023-02-04): Loehrke Timothy Don KOLB FIRESTAR 2, S/N FS592, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rowe Lloyd C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROWE%20LLOYD%20C), [Harrisburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Harrisburg)

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