# N9486L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1992-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: AA1A0286
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1985
- Last registry action: June 25, 1992
- Mode S code: AD2E15
- Owner when cancelled: [Cooper Roger L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOPER%20ROGER%20L)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7182° N, 80.3933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32963, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9486L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9486L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9486L-1992-08-03

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 MIA90FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA067), Feb 3, 1990: American AA-1A (N9486L), Sebastian, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AA-1A PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE PIPER PA-28 WHICH HAD ENTERED TRAFFIC FIRST. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE PA-28 PILOT TO SEE THE AMERICAN AA-1A, WHEN THE AA-1A…

## 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 19900203001592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900203001592A), Feb 3, 1990: Gulstm AA1A (N9486L), Sebastian, FL, Destroyed. Overtook and collided with N473FT that was on final for landing. Impact caused both to crash. Failed to see N473FT.

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