# N81YB: 1971 American AA-1A, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710)
- 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: AA1A-0053
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 16, 1982
- Last registry action: December 14, 1985
- Mode S code: AB092B
- Owner when cancelled: [Ford David Z](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20DAVID%20Z)
- Location: [New Oxford, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Oxford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8900° N, 77.0793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17350, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81YB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81YB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81YB-2014-11-19

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 American AA-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 NYC84FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA039), Nov 27, 1983: American AA-1A (N81YB), Wellsville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ATL81DIA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DIA04), Apr 12, 1981: Grum Amer AA1A (N81YB), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19810412015719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412015719A), Apr 12, 1981: Grumav AA1A (N81YB), Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage. Airplane porpoised on takeoff roll. Undecided to continue or abort. Ran off end of runway into embankment.

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