Single-engine piston

N118VU

1991 Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1991
Serial
10049
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Midlothian, TX
Registration record

N118VU on the FAA register

Type
1991 Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger
Serial
10049
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Midlothian, TX
Certificate issued
2015-03-26
Airworthiness date
1991-06-13
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A04BD9
Mode S (octal)
50045731
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
686 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-03-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N118VU.
  • 2001-04-22
    Accident at Culver, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-06-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N118VU

N118VU is a 1991 Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger, serial number 10049. It is registered to an individual in Midlothian, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 26, 2015 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 686 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated June 13, 1991.

N118VU has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Range
686 nm

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-04-22 Accident · Culver, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI01LA120
Reported aircraft: American General Aircraft AG5B
Probable cause: the wrong runway selected by the pilot which resulted in a tailwind landing condition. Factors to the accident were the tailwind, the wet runway, the reduced braking action, and the airport perimeter fence.

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.