Single-engine piston

N28791

1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
AA5B0817
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp (Corporation)
Based
Savannah, GA
Registration record

N28791 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B0817
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp
Savannah, GA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1978-06-28
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2EBA9
Mode S (octal)
50565651
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

  • 1982-03-21
    Accident at Lebanon, OR; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N28791

N28791 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B0817. The FAA register lists Gulfstream Aerospace Corp as the registrant in Savannah, Georgia.

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 28, 1978.

N28791 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-03-21 Accident · Lebanon, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA82DA041
Reported aircraft: Grumman AA-5B

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.