# N9385L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1972-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1A-0085
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1971
- Mode S code: AD0673
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake Townsend Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20TOWNSEND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9385L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9385L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9385L-1972-11-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC73AN035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN035), Aug 26, 1972: Amer Avco AA-1A (N9385L), Madison, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N9385L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9385L): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276548, built 1986

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