Single-engine piston

N6409L

1972 Grumman/American General AA1A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
AA1A-0409
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cleburne, TX
Registration record

N6409L on the FAA register

Type
1972 Grumman/American General AA1A (FAA: American Aviation AA-1A)
Serial
AA1A-0409
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cleburne, TX
Certificate issued
2020-11-13
Airworthiness date
1972-05-09
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A868D9
Mode S (octal)
52064331
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-17
    Accident at Cleburne, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2020-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N6409L.
  • 1972-05-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N6409L

N6409L is a 1972 Grumman/American General AA1A (FAA model AA-1A), serial number AA1A-0409. It is registered to an individual in Cleburne, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 9, 1972.

N6409L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-05-17 Accident · Cleburne, TX Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN22FA203
Reported aircraft: American Aviation AA-1A
Probable cause: The student pilot s decision to operate the airplane after consuming alcohol, which led to an exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and a subsequent loss of control at a low altitude.

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.