Single-engine piston

N4538L

1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5B-1295
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Zip Zap Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Atlanta, IL
Registration record

N4538L on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-1295
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Zip Zap Aviation LLC
Atlanta, IL
Certificate issued
2011-07-15
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A580BC
Mode S (octal)
51300274
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N4538L.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N4538L

N4538L is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-1295. The FAA register lists Zip Zap Aviation LLC as the registrant in Atlanta, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2011 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one None NONE 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4538L.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4538L.

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.