Single-engine piston

N28865

1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5B0871
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Maritime Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N28865 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B0871
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Maritime Aviation LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2020-02-26
Airworthiness date
1978-08-29
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2EEFB
Mode S (octal)
50567373
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N28865.
  • 1978-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N28865

N28865 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B0871. The FAA register lists Maritime Aviation LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 August 29, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28865.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N28865.

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.