Single-engine piston

N4518Q

1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5B1044
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Durham, NC
Registration record

N4518Q on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B1044
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Durham, NC
Certificate issued
2026-06-03
Airworthiness date
1978-12-19
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A57952
Mode S (octal)
51274522
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

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N4518Q.
  • 1978-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N4518Q

N4518Q is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B1044. It is registered to an individual in Durham, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 3, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

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 December 19, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4518Q. 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

1969-09-14 Accident · Killeen,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3350
Reported aircraft: Cessna 402A — a different aircraft that carried the N4518Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LT TEST AND OPN OF GR AND WARN SYS CKD OPNML.

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.