# N6265L: 1972 American AA-1B, registration cancelled 2013-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [American AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (registry code 0630820)
- 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: AA1B-0065
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1973
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A82F99
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Sport Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20SPORT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3292° N, 121.8348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6265L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6265L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6265L-2013-08-05

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-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 LAX73FUJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ72), Apr 23, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1A (N6265L), Yuma, AZ, 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 19730423009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730423009729A), Apr 23, 1973: Grumav AA1B (N6265L), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Un restart eng due improper proc. Hit wires and roof of bldg.

## Other aircraft with N6265L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6265L): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23261

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