# N8971L: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1980-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1980
- 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: AA-1B-0421
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1977
- Mode S code: AC61DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Sebastian Communication Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEBASTIAN%20COMMUNICATION%20INC)
- Location: [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8971L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971L-1980-10-10

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 MIA80FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA015), Nov 29, 1979: Amer Avco AA1-B (N8971L), Melbourne, FL, destroyed, 2 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 19791129056909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129056909A), Nov 29, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N8971L), Melbourne, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft impact near vertical. Found failed fuel selector blocked fuel flow. Aircraft on night instrument dual.

## Other aircraft with N8971L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971L): Boeing 737-8, S/N 68931, built 2025

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