Single-engine piston

N5971L

1969 American AA-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
AA1-0271
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Letourneau University (Corporation)
Based
Longview, TX
Registration record

N5971L on the FAA register

Type
1969 American AA-1
Serial
AA1-0271
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Letourneau University
Longview, TX
Certificate issued
2025-05-07
Airworthiness date
1969-11-18
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A7B9EE
Mode S (octal)
51734756
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

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N5971L.
  • 1969-11-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N5971L

N5971L is a 1969 American AA-1, serial number AA1-0271. The FAA register lists Letourneau University as the registrant in Longview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

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, utility), dated November 18, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5971L.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5971L.

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.