Single-engine piston

N199CB

1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
AA5A0226
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Frankston, TX
Registration record

N199CB on the FAA register

Type
1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0226
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Frankston, TX
Certificate issued
1999-10-07
Airworthiness date
2004-10-14
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A189CE
Mode S (octal)
50304716
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
428 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-10-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2003-06-13
    N199CB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Rotorway Scorpion II (s/n RW2834); cancelled.
  • 1999-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N199CB to the current registrant.
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N199CB

N199CB is a 1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0226. It is registered to an individual in Frankston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 1999 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 127 knots and a range of about 428 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated October 14, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N199CB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
127 kt
Range
428 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
880 ft
Landing over 50 ft
380 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-05-10 Accident · Grand Prairie,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0975
Reported aircraft: Hubschluber I — a different aircraft that carried the N199CB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LATERAL OSCILLATION THAT CONTD DRG AUTOROTATION.

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.