# N6530L: 1973 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103)
- 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-0330
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1974
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1999
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A89A42
- Owner when cancelled: [Sultan Joe M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULTAN%20JOE%20M)
- Location: [Thibodaux, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Thibodaux)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8083° N, 90.7503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70301, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6530L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6530L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6530L-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 FTW02FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA037), Nov 19, 2001: Grumman American AA-1B (N6530L), Patterson, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of fuel with the positioning of the fuel selector in the off position and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in fuel starvation, and the airplane entering into a…

## 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 20011119035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011119035159A), Nov 19, 2001: Amrgen AA1B (N6530L), Patterson, LA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Right wing contacted the ground causing the position light lens to break and thus causing other major structural damage to the right wing. Approximately…

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