Single-engine piston

N9949L

1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
AA1B-0249
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Town Thomas L + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Chino Valley, AZ
Registration record

N9949L on the FAA register

Type
1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B
Serial
AA1B-0249
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Town Thomas L + 1 co-owner
Chino Valley, AZ
Certificate issued
2008-08-07
Airworthiness date
2001-01-31
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ADE51D
Mode S (octal)
53362435
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N9949L.
  • 2001-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N9949L

N9949L is a 1974 Grumman American Avn. AA-1B, serial number AA1B-0249. The FAA register lists Town Thomas L + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Chino Valley, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2008 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 experimental category (research & development), dated January 31, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9949L. 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

1973-10-23 Accident · Mesa,Ariz, 03 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3208
Reported aircraft: Amer Avco AA1-B — a different aircraft that carried the N9949L 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.