# N9457L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1999-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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-0257
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1989
- Last registry action: December 29, 1997
- Mode S code: AD2313
- Owner when cancelled: [Oleksy Edward P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLEKSY%20EDWARD%20P)
- Location: [Cheektowaga, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cheektowaga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9067° N, 78.8199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14211, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9457L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9457L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9457L-1999-12-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC95LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA047), Dec 27, 1994: Grumman American AA-1A (N9457L), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO RETURN TO THE HOME AIRPORT AFTER PROCEEDING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19941226042169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226042169A), Dec 26, 1994: Gulstm AA1A (N9457L), Lancaster, NY, Substantial damage. After several unsucessful tries to land due to traffic holding and missed approaches tried return base. Out of fuel
- [Incident 19790916023419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023419I), Sep 16, 1979: Gulstm AA1A (N9457L), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to fuel selector on empty tank.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.