# N9923L: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1985-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1B-0223
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1973
- Last registry action: February 14, 1985
- Mode S code: ADDCDD
- Owners when cancelled: [Tew Mac Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEW%20MAC%20AVIATION%20INC), [Gardner Bill L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20BILL%20L), [Sweaney Verne E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWEANEY%20VERNE%20E), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Tewksbury, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Tewksbury)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6122° N, 71.2266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01876, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9923L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9923L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9923L-1985-02-14

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 NYC83LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA003), Oct 5, 1982: Grumman American AA-1B (N9923L), Ipswich, MA, 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 19821004054359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004054359A), Oct 4, 1982: Gulstm AA1B (N9923L), Ipswich, MA, Substantial damage. Struck a sand bar during low level night sighting flight over harbor waters.

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