Single-engine piston

N27168

Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
AA5A0892
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N27168 on the FAA register

Type
Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0892
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1979-10-31
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2AD7E
Mode S (octal)
50526576
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
428 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1979-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1963-07-03
    N27168 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub (s/n 4412); cancelled.
Overview

About N27168

N27168 is a Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0892. It is registered to an individual.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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 31, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N27168.

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 N27168.

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.