# N9646L: 1973 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 2017-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103)
- 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: AA1B-0146
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 21, 2005
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AD6E37
- Owner when cancelled: [Rupert Randal N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUPERT%20RANDAL%20N)
- Location: [Edgewood, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Edgewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0759° N, 106.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87015, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9646L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9646L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646L-2017-03-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b.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 CEN09FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA195), Mar 9, 2009: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N9646L), Golden, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's recent usage of alcohol and his subsequent impairment.

## 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 20090309002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090309002439A), Mar 9, 2009: Amrgen AA1B (N9646L), Golden, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On March 09, 2009 at about 0540 mt, a Grumman AA1B, N9646L registered to the pilot, collided with terrain about 1 mile east of the intersection of state hwy 14…
- [Incident 19860328057899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328057899I), Mar 28, 1986: N9646L, Newberg, OR, Minor damage. Heard a noise after takeoff like hail striking the aircraft. Found shotgun pellet holes in fuselage.

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