# N9260L: 1971 American AA-1A, registration cancelled 2015-05-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 4, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710)
- 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: AA-1A0160
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1993
- Last registry action: December 30, 1999
- Mode S code: ACD6D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Norris Larry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORRIS%20LARRY%20R)
- Location: [Belmont, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Belmont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2115° N, 81.0379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28012, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9260L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9260L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9260L-2015-05-04

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 American AA-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a.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 ATL95FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA022), Nov 29, 1994: American AA-1A (N9260L), Gastonia, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PLAN THE FUEL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING…

## 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 19941129039799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941129039799A), Nov 29, 1994: Gulstm AA1A (N9260L), Gastonia, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine quit. Stalled trying to make airport. Descended. Wing struck building roof. No useable fuel. Misjudged burn.

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