# N9688L: American AA-1B, registration cancelled 1974-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (registry code 0630820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1B-0188
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AD7D59
- Owner when cancelled: [Nowak Jerold S & H Lee Campbell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOWAK%20JEROLD%20S%20%26%20H%20LEE%20CAMPBELL)
- Location: [Chagrin Falls, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Chagrin%20Falls)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9688L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9688L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9688L-1974-08-20

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b.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 CHI74FEA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA44), Jun 18, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9688L), Fillmore, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI74FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI07), Aug 20, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9688L), Painsville, OH, no damage

## 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 19740618024159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618024159A), Jun 18, 1974: Grumav AA1B (N9688L), Fillmore, IN, Destroyed. Did not refuel enrt. Thought fuel ample to reach destination
- [Accident 19730820026579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820026579A), Aug 20, 1973: Grumav AA1B (N9688L), Painsville, OH. Ip taxied close to opns due rain. Student deplaned and ran into rotating prop.

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