# N9453L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 2001-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2001
- 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-0253
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1998
- Last registry action: June 18, 1998
- Mode S code: AD2287
- Owner when cancelled: [Purdon Alfred Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDON%20ALFRED%20JR)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0447° N, 105.2884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80304, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9453L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9453L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9453L-2001-05-09

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 (2)

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 FTW98FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA299), Jul 5, 1998: Grumman American AA-1A (N9453L), Larkspur, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane and entering an unrecoverable spin. A factor was clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB NYC73DIJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DIJ04), Sep 4, 1972: Amer Avco AA1-A (N9453L), Buckhannon, WV, 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 19980705015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980705015949A), Jul 5, 1998: Amrgen AA1A (N9453L), Larkspur, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The 265-hour private pilot filed a VFR flight plan from boulder, Colorado, to pueblo, Colorado, and requested VFR flight following services. Thirty minutes…

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