# N9825U: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C, registration cancelled 1997-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 1997
- 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1C0136
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1984
- Last registry action: April 16, 1997
- Mode S code: ADB5AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Hortman Herbert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORTMAN%20HERBERT%20M)
- Location: [New Hope, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Hope)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3510° N, 74.9980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18938, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9825U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9825U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9825U-1997-07-24

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 NYC89LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA217), Sep 28, 1989: Grumman AA-1C (N9825U), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION, DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO A TANK WITH ADEQUATE FUEL FOR LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AFTER THE…

## 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.

- [Accident 19890928037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928037069A), Sep 28, 1989: Gulstm AA1C (N9825U), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. Requested touch and go. Lost power on climbout. Crash landed. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other tank.

## Other aircraft with N9825U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9825U): Uvify 810-00028, S/N 221482IFOD01050100155

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