Single-engine piston

N1538R

1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
AA5B-0038
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Action Aerospace LLC (LLC)
Based
Bluffton, SC
Registration record

N1538R on the FAA register

Type
1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-0038
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Action Aerospace LLC
Bluffton, SC
Certificate issued
2023-09-20
Airworthiness date
1975-03-19
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0D8D4
Mode S (octal)
50154324
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
686 nm
Cruise (type)
139 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N1538R.
  • 1975-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N1538R

N1538R is a 1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-0038. The FAA register lists Action Aerospace LLC as the registrant in Bluffton, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

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 cruise speed of about 139 knots and a range of about 686 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 19, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1538R.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
686 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
865 ft
Landing over 50 ft
410 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1538R.

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.