# N9980U: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C, registration cancelled 1997-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: AA1C0174
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 23, 1988
- Last registry action: December 13, 1994
- Mode S code: ADF2C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Proctor Edwin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROCTOR%20EDWIN%20L)
- Location: [Lincolnton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lincolnton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4822° N, 81.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28092, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9980U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9980U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9980U-1997-03-21

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-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 ATL95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA112), Jun 17, 1995: Grumman AA1C (N9980U), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper short field takeoff procedure which resulted in the inadvertent stall/mush during the takeoff.

## 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 19950617017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617017419A), Jun 17, 1995: Gulstm AA1C (N9980U), Mocksville, NC, Substantial damage. Unable to clear trees on climbout. Stalled nose high into same. Type somewhat under powered. Warm day. (.19) on June 17, 1995, at 1415 eastern daylight time, a…

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