Single-engine piston

N26760

1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
AA5A0699
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Pismo Beach, CA
Registration record

N26760 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0699
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pismo Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2021-06-28
Airworthiness date
1978-10-03
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A29C41
Mode S (octal)
50516101
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-14
    Incident at Death Valley National Park, California.
  • 2021-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N26760.
  • 1978-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N26760

N26760 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0699. It is registered to co-owners in Pismo Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 2021 and expires on June 30, 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 3, 1978.

N26760 has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

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

2026-10-14 Incident · Death Valley National Park, California FAA preliminary notice
Reported aircraft: Gulfstream AA-5A
FAA remark: AIRCRAFT WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY ON LANDING AND NOSED OVER, DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CA.

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.