Single-engine piston

N28780

1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5B0811
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Los Angeles, CA
Registration record

N28780 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B0811
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2011-08-09
Airworthiness date
1978-06-23
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2EB85
Mode S (octal)
50565605
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).
  • 2011-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N28780 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1965-05-19
    N28780 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8C (s/n 1541); cancelled.
Overview

About N28780

N28780 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B0811. It is registered to an individual in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2011 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 June 23, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N28780. 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. Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-03-14 Accident · Dixon Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0650
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8C — a different aircraft that carried the N28780 registration before this airframe.

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.