# N9555U: 1977 Grumman American Avn. AA-1C, registration cancelled 2009-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (registry code 3960100)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1C0053
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 3, 2003
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: AD4A54
- Owner when cancelled: [Hortman Herbert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORTMAN%20HERBERT)
- Location: [Fstrvl Trvose, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Fstrvl%20Trvose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1539° N, 74.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19053, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9555U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9555U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9555U-2009-09-10

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 Grumman American Avn. AA-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c.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 NYC08FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA189), May 22, 2008: Grumman American AA-1C (N9555U), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB NYC00LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA074), Feb 7, 2000: Grumman American AA1 (N9555U), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

## 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 20080522851119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080522851119A), May 22, 2008: Amrgen AA1C (N9555U), Philadelphia, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) While on the upwind leg of a touch and go on runway 33 at approximately 200 feet AGL the aircraft was observed by the tower controllers, a following…
- [Accident 20000207043849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207043849A), Feb 7, 2000: Amrgen AA1C (N9555U), Wildwood, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On 02-07-00, at about 1055 EST, a Grumman American AA1, N9555U, was substantially damaged while landing at the Cape May County Airport, (wwd, Wildwood,…

## Other aircraft with N9555U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9555U): Uvify 810-00028, S/N 213682IFOD01060000608

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