# N9688U: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (registry code 3960100)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1C0099
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 12, 1989
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: AD7D61
- Owners when cancelled: [Cotton Victoria A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTON%20VICTORIA%20A), [Lawrence Bradley R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20BRADLEY%20R)
- Location: [Goleta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Goleta)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4795° N, 120.0841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93117, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9688U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9688U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9688U-2017-03-10

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-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c.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 CHI91LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA187), Jun 10, 1991: Grumman American AA1C (N9688U), Lansing, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED AND ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A LOW LEVEL OF FUEL AND SOFT TERRAIN (WHEAT FIELD CROP).

## 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 19910610021409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910610021409I), Jun 10, 1991: Gulstm AA1A (N9688U), Lansing, KS, Minor damage. Pilot disoriented and elected to land in field. Nose wheel sank into mud and aircraft flipped over.

## Other aircraft with N9688U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9688U): Uvify 810-00028, S/N 221482IFOD01050100080

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