Single-engine piston

N28778

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
AA5B0809
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
San Diego, CA
Registration record

N28778 on the FAA register

Type
Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B
Serial
AA5B0809
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
2025-08-16
Airworthiness date
1978-05-23
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2EB6A
Mode S (octal)
50565552
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).
  • 2025-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N28778.
  • 1978-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N28778

N28778 is a Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger / Tiger AA-5B, serial number AA5B0809. It is registered to co-owners in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 May 23, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28778.

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 N28778.

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.