Single-engine piston

N3SK

1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5B1219
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shipshewana, IN
Registration record

N3SK on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B1219
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shipshewana, IN
Certificate issued
2009-08-12
Airworthiness date
1979-08-06
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A31C3A
Mode S (octal)
50616072
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-08-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3SK to the current registrant.
  • 2003-03-31
    N3SK previously assigned to a Aero Commander 680W (s/n 1820-34); cancelled.
  • 1979-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1976-05-18
    N3SK previously assigned to a Homebuilt DSK-1 Hawk (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N3SK

N3SK is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B1219. It is registered to an individual in Shipshewana, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 12, 2009 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 6, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3SK. 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. Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-04-12 Accident · Pensacola,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2464
Reported aircraft: Dsk 1-HAWK — a different aircraft that carried the N3SK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ENG CUT OUT.ACFT RSTRD ABRUPT CHANGE MAN.

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.