Single-engine piston

N28986

1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5B0922
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Recreation Plus Inc (Corporation)
Based
London, OH
Registration record

N28986 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B0922
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Recreation Plus Inc
London, OH
Certificate issued
1983-01-26
Airworthiness date
1978-09-25
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2F2F9
Mode S (octal)
50571371
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

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N28986 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1947-09-29
    N28986 previously assigned to a Bellanca 14-12F-3 (s/n 1056); cancelled.
Overview

About N28986

N28986 is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B0922. The FAA register lists Recreation Plus Inc as the registrant in London, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 1983 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 September 25, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28986.

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.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N28986.

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.