Single-engine piston

N1596R

1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
AA5B-0096
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tc Aviation Ltd (LLC)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N1596R on the FAA register

Type
1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-0096
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Tc Aviation Ltd
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2021-03-10
Airworthiness date
1975-07-22
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A0EED8
Mode S (octal)
50167330
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N1596R.
  • 1975-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N1596R

N1596R is a 1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-0096. The FAA register lists Tc Aviation Ltd as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2021 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 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, utility), dated July 22, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1596R.

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 N1596R.

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.