Single-engine piston

N1970Y

1970 American AA-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
AA10240
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Devine, TX
Registration record

N1970Y on the FAA register

Type
1970 American AA-1
Serial
AA10240
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Devine, TX
Certificate issued
2005-10-20
Airworthiness date
1998-02-06
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1849B
Mode S (octal)
50302233
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
350 nm
Cruise (type)
109 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N1970Y to the current registrant.
  • 1998-02-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989-03-21
    N1970Y previously assigned to a Mooney M20D Master / M20C (s/n 235); cancelled.
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N1970Y

N1970Y is a 1970 American AA-1, serial number AA10240. It is registered to an individual in Devine, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 2005 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 109 knots and a range of about 350 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 6, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1970Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
109 kt
Range
350 nm
Power / thrust (each)
108
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,400 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,065 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the American AA-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-12-02 Accident · Kerrville, TX Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · FTW87LA024
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20D — a different aircraft that carried the N1970Y registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.