Single-engine piston

N4538N

1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5B1296
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N4538N LLC (LLC)
Based
Spring Lake, MI
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Registration record

N4538N on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B1296
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
N4538N LLC
Spring Lake, MI
Certificate issued
2019-12-16
Airworthiness date
1979-11-05
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A580BE
Mode S (octal)
51300276
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N4538N to the current registrant.
  • 1979-11-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1955-03-15
    N4538N previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-15 (s/n 7631); cancelled.
Overview

About N4538N

N4538N is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B1296. The FAA register lists N4538N LLC as the registrant in Spring Lake, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 16, 2019 and expires on December 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 November 5, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4538N.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
686 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
865 ft
Landing over 50 ft
410 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4538N.

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.