Single-engine piston

N6416L

1972 Grumman/American General AA1A

Registration pending 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
AA1A-0416
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Crosby, MN
Registration record

N6416L on the FAA register

Type
1972 Grumman/American General AA1A (FAA: American Aviation AA-1A)
Serial
AA1A-0416
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Crosby, MN
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1972-06-15
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A86C27
Mode S (octal)
52066047
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2026-05-30
    Accident at Amery, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 1972-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N6416L

N6416L is a 1972 Grumman/American General AA1A (FAA model AA-1A), serial number AA1A-0416. It is registered to an individual in Crosby, Minnesota.

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 June 15, 1972.

N6416L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-05-30 Accident · Amery, WI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN26LA208
Reported aircraft: American Aviation AA-1A
Preliminary report: On May 30, 2026, about 1113 central daylight time, a Grumman AA-1A airplane, N6416L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Amery, Wisconsin. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The pilot reported that while en route on a positioning flight, he felt a sudden violent shaking of the airframe with a partial loss of engine power. He attempted to correct the power loss by applying carburetor heat, turning on the fuel pump, and switching fuel tanks; however, the shaking continued until the oil pressure decreased to zero followed by a total loss of engine power. The pilot…
NTSB report ↗

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.