Single-engine piston

N1540R

1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
AA5B-0040
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Polar Tigers Inc (Corporation)
Based
North Oaks, MN
Registration record

N1540R on the FAA register

Type
1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-0040
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Polar Tigers Inc
North Oaks, MN
Certificate issued
2022-08-20
Airworthiness date
1975-03-28
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0DB73
Mode S (octal)
50155563
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N1540R.
  • 1975-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N1540R

N1540R is a 1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-0040. The FAA register lists Polar Tigers Inc as the registrant in North Oaks, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 28, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1540R.

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 N1540R.

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.