# N8990L: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1982-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 1982
- 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-0440
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1977
- Mode S code: AC6926
- Owner when cancelled: [Maguire Thomas F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAGUIRE%20THOMAS%20F)
- Location: [Merrimac, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Merrimac)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8990L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8990L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8990L-1982-01-08

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 NYC79FFJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ09), Feb 11, 1979: Grumman AA-1B (N8990L), West Seneca, NY, 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 19790211002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211002739A), Feb 11, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N8990L), West Seneca, NY, Substantial damage. Right magneto found to be operating erratically. Pilot made forced landing on highway, struck a car.

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