Single-engine piston

N45278

1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5B1138
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Becker Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Stratford, CT
N45278 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger
N45278, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N45278 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B1138
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Becker Air LLC
Stratford, CT
Certificate issued
2012-04-03
Airworthiness date
1979-05-18
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A57CF8
Mode S (octal)
51276370
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

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-09
    Listed for sale on Trade-A-Plane at $128,500.
  • 2012-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N45278 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1963-08-22
    N45278 previously assigned to a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (s/n 2604); cancelled.
Overview

About N45278

N45278 is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B1138. The FAA register lists Becker Air LLC as the registrant in Stratford, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2012 and expires on April 30, 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 May 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N45278. 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.

Market

Listing history

SourceFirst seenLast seenAsking
Trade-A-Plane 2026-08-092026-08-09$128,500

Asking prices from public listings, not confirmed sale prices.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-05-24 Accident · Valentine, NE Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MKC89LA113
Reported aircraft: American AA5-B — a different aircraft that carried the N45278 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED INITIATING A GO-AROUND AFTER NOT ATTAINING A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE TREES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Flight activity

Last tracked flight

Last tracked flight Aug 24, 2026 (72 days ago), callsign N45278. Track N45278 →

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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.