Single-engine piston

N388C

1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
AA5A0388
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kayo Properties LLC (LLC)
Based
Belmont, MS
Registration record

N388C on the FAA register

Type
1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0388
Engines
1
Registered owner
Kayo Properties LLC
Belmont, MS
Certificate issued
2024-02-07
Airworthiness date
1977-05-06
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A47934
Mode S (octal)
51074464
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
428 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N388C to the current registrant.
  • 2012-09-21
    N388C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 108-3388); cancelled.
  • 1977-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N388C

N388C is a 1977 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0388. The FAA register lists Kayo Properties LLC as the registrant in Belmont, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 127 knots and a range of about 428 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated May 6, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N388C. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
127 kt
Range
428 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
880 ft
Landing over 50 ft
380 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-03-11 Accident · La Conner, WA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · SEA86FA075
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N388C registration before this airframe.
1979-03-04 Accident · Tiburon,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0218
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N388C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .ORIGIN OF PONTOON CRACK-UNK.

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.