# N9497L: American AA-1A, registration cancelled 1992-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 1992
- 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: AA1A0297
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1991
- Last registry action: September 17, 1991
- Mode S code: AD31EF
- Owner when cancelled: [Chandler Gilbert Comm Co Avn Ctr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDLER%20GILBERT%20COMM%20CO%20AVN%20CTR)
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3235° N, 111.8762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85224, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9497L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9497L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497L-1992-03-04

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 FTW73DPG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG17), Sep 2, 1972: Amer Avco AA1-A (N9497L), Caraway, AR, 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.

- [Incident 19810719053149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719053149I), Jul 19, 1981: Grumav AA1A (N9497L), Novato, CA, Minor damage. Left brake failed on landing roll. Ran off end of runway into a ditch. Brake line had cracked at b nut at wheel end

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