# N8998L: 1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- 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-0448
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1974
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2008
- Last registry action: October 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AC6A3E
- Owner when cancelled: [Good Shepherd Community Services](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOOD%20SHEPHERD%20COMMUNITY%20SERVICES)
- Location: [Campobello, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Campobello)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1211° N, 82.1324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29322, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8998L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8998L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8998L-2015-05-11

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 ERA09FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA235), Apr 7, 2009: Grumman AA-1B (N8998L), Chesnee, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate inflight fuel planning and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while descending for a forced landing.

## 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 20090407005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090407005109A), Apr 7, 2009: Amrgen AA1B (N8998L), Boiling Spring, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed fairview airport, SC, on the morning of 04/07/2009. The aircraft was found in a grass field at 1551 peach tree rd, in Boiling…

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