Single-engine piston

N26253

1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5A-0819
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2G
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Panacea, FL
Registration record

N26253 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A-0819
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2G
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Panacea, FL
Certificate issued
2026-02-03
Airworthiness date
2026-04-30
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2898E
Mode S (octal)
50504616
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

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2026-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N26253 to the current registrant.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1970-09-09
    N26253 previously assigned to a Stinson 10 (s/n 7558); cancelled.
Overview

About N26253

N26253 is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A-0819. It is registered to an individual in Panacea, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2G 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), dated April 30, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26253.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N26253.

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.