# N8970L: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1981-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1B-0420
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1974
- Mode S code: AC61B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Bay Land Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAY%20LAND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Salisbury, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Salisbury)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8970L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8970L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8970L-1981-10-15

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 IAD78FIG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG05), Feb 12, 1978: Grumman AA1-B (N8970L), Salisbury, MD, destroyed

## 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 19780212002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212002569A), Feb 12, 1978: Grumav AA1B (N8970L), Salisbury, MD, Destroyed

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