N9871L - 1974 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B Aircraft Registration

N9871L is a 1974 Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Kamen Benjamin in Champaign, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 24, 1974. The registration certificate was issued on March 4, 2004. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-235 SERIES engine producing 115 horsepower, N9871L is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADC7AB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9871L was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 38.6621, -90.6520 on May 31, 2025. The FAA registry record for N9871L was last updated on September 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

Grumman Aircraft (later Northrop Grumman) was a major American aircraft manufacturer known for naval fighters in World War II and the Apollo Lunar Module. In general aviation, the Grumman American AA-5 and Tiger series remain popular sport aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 1,674 Grumman American Avn. Corp. aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AA-1B model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N9871L. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.