Single-engine piston

N26792

1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
AA5A0725
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ingleside, IL
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Registration record

N26792 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0725
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ingleside, IL
Certificate issued
2017-12-27
Airworthiness date
1978-10-25
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A29CAC
Mode S (octal)
50516254
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

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N26792.
  • 1986-04-06
    Accident at Aberdeen, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-10-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N26792

N26792 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0725. It is registered to an individual in Ingleside, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 27, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 25, 1978.

N26792 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 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

1991-05-12 Accident · New Hanover, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC91LA131
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185C — a different aircraft that carried the N26792 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH ROUGH TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.
1986-04-06 Accident · Aberdeen, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA86LA094
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA-5A

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.