# N9981L: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, registration cancelled 1993-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 1993
- 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: AA1B0281
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: May 19, 1988
- Mode S code: ADF2E1
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Mccreary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20MCCREARY%20D)
- Location: [Perryville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Perryville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5751° N, 76.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21903, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9981L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9981L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9981L-1993-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 NYC88LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA148), May 30, 1988: Grumman AA-1B (N9981L), Dover, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY (SIGN, STONE FENCE & TREE).

## 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 19880530071439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530071439A), May 30, 1988: Gulstm AA1B (N9981L), Dover, PA, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out of ground effect due to nose high liftoff warm and humid. Tail hit sign. Settled into a fence.

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