Single-engine piston

N3899J

1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
AA5B-0124
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ez Bird LLC (LLC)
Based
Danbury, CT
Registration record

N3899J on the FAA register

Type
1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-0124
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Ez Bird LLC
Danbury, CT
Certificate issued
2022-07-05
Airworthiness date
1975-09-09
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A48055
Mode S (octal)
51100125
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).
  • 2022-07-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N3899J to the current registrant.
  • 2009-08-26
    N3899J previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 15065199); cancelled.
  • 1975-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N3899J

N3899J is a 1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-0124. The FAA register lists Ez Bird LLC as the registrant in Danbury, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 5, 2022 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 9, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3899J. 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.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-09-10 Accident · Urbana, OH Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI08CA280
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N3899J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident were environmental conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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.