# N7174L: 1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- 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-0454
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1974
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1987
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A998FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Newman Christine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWMAN%20CHRISTINE)
- Location: [Northridge, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Northridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2375° N, 118.5177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91325, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7174L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7174L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7174L-2015-04-30

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 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 LAX89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA084), Jan 15, 1989: Grumman American AA-1B (N7174L), Westlake, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAULTY FUEL INDICATION, UTILITY POLE & UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## 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 19890114000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000639A), Jan 14, 1989: Gulstm STCAA1 (N7174L), Westlake, CA, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel. Struck a light pole and crashed inverted trying to land on a road filled with traffic.

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