# N9961L: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1980-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-0261
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1979
- Mode S code: ADEB73
- Owner when cancelled: [Dorr Telford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DORR%20TELFORD)
- Location: [West Covina, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/West%20Covina)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9961L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9961L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9961L-1980-08-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DEN80FTM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM17), May 4, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-1B (N9961L), Bullfrog Basin, UT, 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 19800504011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011819A), May 4, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N9961L), Bullfrog Basin, UT, Substantial damage. Landed long downwind. Airplane bounced, porpoised down runway. Nose gear folded. Airplane nosed over.

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