# N9479L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1989-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: AA1A0279
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AD2AC7
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9479L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9479L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9479L-1989-06-08

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI89DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET04), Apr 15, 1989: American AA-1A (N9479L), Bluffton, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAILWIND AND WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 19890415008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415008009A), Apr 15, 1989: Gulstm AA1A (N9479L), Bluffton, IN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aborted downwind landing,went around and stalled turning for upwind runway,hit a wing,cartwheeled. Flipped over.

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