# N9976L: 1973 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1976-05-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 28, 1976
- 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-0276
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1973
- Mode S code: ADEFD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Friendship Flying Assoc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIENDSHIP%20FLYING%20ASSOC%20INC)
- Location: [Baltimore, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9976L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9976L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9976L-1976-05-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC76FGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT03), Sep 14, 1975: Grum Amer AA1-B (N9976L), New Oxford, PA, 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 19750914029559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914029559A), Sep 14, 1975: Grumav AA1B (N9976L), New Oxford, PA, Substantial damage. Landed in open field hit ditch.

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