Single-engine piston

N28491

Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
AA5B0638
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
River Forest, IL
Registration record

N28491 on the FAA register

Type
Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B
Serial
AA5B0638
Engines
1
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
River Forest, IL
Certificate issued
2025-08-06
Airworthiness date
1977-11-09
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2E084
Mode S (octal)
50560204
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N28491 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1950-11-13
    N28491 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 1358); cancelled.
Overview

About N28491

N28491 is a Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B, serial number AA5B0638. It is registered to co-owners in River Forest, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 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 November 9, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28491.

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 / Tiger AA-5B 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 N28491.

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.