# N9418L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 2000-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2000
- 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-0218
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1998
- Last registry action: April 29, 1998
- Mode S code: AD145A
- Owner when cancelled: [Costa Ernest](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COSTA%20ERNEST)
- Location: [Milford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Milford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2188° N, 73.0456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06460, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9418L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9418L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9418L-2000-03-21

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 NYC98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA144), Jul 18, 1998: American AA-1A (N9418L), Madison, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: Was the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing. A factor was the winds which were variable and gusty.

## 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 19980718028429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718028429A), Jul 18, 1998: Gulstm AA1A (N9418L), Madison, CT, Destroyed. (.4) On July 18, 1998, about 1330 eastern daylight time, an American AA-1A, N9418L, was destroyed during an aborted landing at the Griswold Airport, Madison,…

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