Single-engine piston

N27157

1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5A0881
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Waller, TX
Registration record

N27157 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0881
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Waller, TX
Certificate issued
2021-12-21
Airworthiness date
1979-08-06
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2AD5A
Mode S (octal)
50526532
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

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N27157 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956-04-30
    N27157 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 4401); cancelled.
Overview

About N27157

N27157 is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0881. It is registered to an individual in Waller, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 August 6, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N27157.

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 N27157.

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.