# N8979L: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1984-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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-0429
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1981
- Last registry action: July 3, 1984
- Mode S code: AC62F3
- Owners when cancelled: [Hanusa Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANUSA%20ROBERT%20L), [Miller Donna M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20DONNA%20M), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Wailuku Maui, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Wailuku%20Maui)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 20.8956° N, 156.5298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96793, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8979L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979L-1984-07-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19830819067589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819067589I), Aug 19, 1983: Gulstm AA1B (N8979L), Honomauu, HI, Minor damage. Engine lost power while sightseeing at a low altitude. Landed in a brush area. Engine checked. Operated normally.
- [Incident 19800307028869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307028869I), Mar 7, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N8979L), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off runway during touch and go landing.

## Other aircraft with N8979L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979L): Boeing 737-8, S/N 69678, built 2025

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