# N7278L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1981-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA1A-0470
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1976
- Mode S code: A9C108
- Owner when cancelled: [North American Rockwell Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20AMERICAN%20ROCKWELL%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [El Segundo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Segundo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7278L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7278L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7278L-1981-10-14

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-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 CHI80FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA051), Jul 8, 1980: Grum Amer AA-1A (N7278L), Troy, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19800708027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708027629A), Jul 8, 1980: Gulstm AA1A (N7278L), Troy, MI, Destroyed. Student pilot on second solo crashed in pattern. Witnesses stated engine running rough.

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