Single-engine piston

N26874

Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Not current (FAA status 17) No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
AA5A0778
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 17)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sacramento, CA
Registration record

N26874 on the FAA register

Type
Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0778
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sacramento, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1978-12-16
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2A01F
Mode S (octal)
50520037
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
428 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 17)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1978-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1954-02-16
    N26874 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 4237); cancelled.
Overview

About N26874

N26874 is a Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0778. It is registered to an individual in Sacramento, California.

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 December 16, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26874.

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 N26874.

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.