# N8890L: 1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 2018-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2018
- 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-0390
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1974
- Certificate issued: January 6, 2014
- Last registry action: January 6, 2014
- Mode S code: AC41A7
- Owner when cancelled: [Warriors To Wings Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARRIORS%20TO%20WINGS%20AERO%20CLUB)
- Location: [Sneads Ferry, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Sneads%20Ferry)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5262° N, 77.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28460, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8890L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8890L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8890L-2018-03-19

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 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 ERA14FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA260), May 23, 2014: Grumman American Avn. AA1B (N8890L), Chester, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight fuel monitoring, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loose fuel cap, which allowed…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20140523008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140523008969A), May 23, 2014: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B (N8890L), Chester, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 23rd the pilot departed wilmington, NC and landed and obtained 11.92 gallons of fuel at columbus county municipal airport, whiteville, NC and picked up…
- [Incident 20050715014469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715014469I), Jul 15, 2005: Amrgen AA1B (N8890L), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. (-23) On July 15th the pilot [privacy data omitted] was practicing touch and gos at the Norwood airport. On his eighth landing he bounced the aircraft…

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