# N6445L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1994-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 1994
- 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: AA1A0445
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1987
- Last registry action: February 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A87729
- Owner when cancelled: [Martill Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTILL%20INC)
- Location: [Stow, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Stow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4299° N, 71.5116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01775, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6445L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6445L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445L-1994-03-17

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-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 BFO92LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA143), Sep 24, 1992: Grumman AA-1A (N6445L), Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WHICH FAILED TO REVEAL A DETERIORATED RUDDER CABLE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED AND CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 19920924038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920924038509A), Sep 24, 1992: Gulstm AA1A (N6445L), Bedford, MA, Substantial damage. Lost rudder control on liftoff. Wing hit runway. Aircraft cartwheeled. Fatigued rudder cable broke. A d on cable.

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