# N9876L: 1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- 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-0476
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1974
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1978
- Last registry action: July 3, 1982
- Mode S code: ADC85A
- Owners when cancelled: [Kimmel Richard Stephen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMMEL%20RICHARD%20STEPHEN), [Kimmel Toni S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMMEL%20TONI%20S)
- Location: [Greenville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greenville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6564° N, 77.3798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27834, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9876L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9876L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9876L-2013-05-30

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 SEA79DXK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DXK12), May 20, 1979: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9876L), Chiloquin, OR, substantial damage

## 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 19790520009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520009549A), May 20, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N9876L), Chiloquin, OR, Substantial damage. Insuficient runway for takeoff,delayed in aborting takeoff. Ran off end of runway. Density altitude factor.

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