Single-engine piston

N26949

1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5A0832
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Campbellsville, KY
Registration record

N26949 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0832
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Campbellsville, KY
Certificate issued
2022-12-09
Airworthiness date
1979-03-15
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2A372
Mode S (octal)
50521562
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N26949.
  • 1979-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N26949

N26949 is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0832. It is registered to an individual in Campbellsville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 March 15, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26949.

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 N26949.

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.