Single-engine piston

N28218

1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5B0942
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Roachdale, IN
N28218 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger
N28218, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N28218 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B0942
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Roachdale, IN
Certificate issued
2020-08-25
Airworthiness date
1978-09-29
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2D805
Mode S (octal)
50554005
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
686 nm
Cruise (type)
139 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-09
    Listed for sale on Trade-A-Plane at $159,000.
  • 2020-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N28218 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1961-04-19
    N28218 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-1144); cancelled.
Overview

About N28218

N28218 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B0942. It is registered to an individual in Roachdale, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 139 knots and a range of about 686 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 29, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N28218. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
686 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
865 ft
Landing over 50 ft
410 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Market

Listing history

SourceFirst seenLast seenAsking
Trade-A-Plane 2026-08-092026-08-16$159,000

Asking prices from public listings, not confirmed sale prices.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-07-22 Accident · Broomfield, CO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN82DA141
Reported aircraft: American AA5B — a different aircraft that carried the N28218 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Flight activity

Last tracked flight

Last tracked flight Oct 11, 2026 (23 days ago), callsign N28218. Track N28218 →

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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.