Single-engine piston

N4853L

1973 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
AA1B-0110
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Huntington Beach, CA
Registration record

N4853L on the FAA register

Type
1973 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B
Serial
AA1B-0110
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Huntington Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2020-07-31
Airworthiness date
1973-03-12
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A5FDF8
Mode S (octal)
51376770
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
350 nm
Cruise (type)
108 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N4853L to the current registrant.
  • 2013-09-12
    N4853L previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284235); cancelled.
  • 1973-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1971-05-14
    N4853L previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 28-4202); cancelled.
Overview

About N4853L

N4853L is a 1973 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, serial number AA1B-0110. It is registered to co-owners in Huntington Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 108 knots and a range of about 350 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 12, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4853L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
108 kt
Range
350 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
810 ft
Landing over 50 ft
410 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-04-18 Accident · Yabucoa,Pr, 61 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0362
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N4853L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RAIN SHWR,LOST CTL. CRASHED IN OCEAN. ACFT SANK.

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.