Single-engine piston

N498TH

1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
AA5A0611
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Interstellar Vc LLC (LLC)
Based
New York, NY
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Registration record

N498TH on the FAA register

Type
1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A0611
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Interstellar Vc LLC
New York, NY
Certificate issued
2024-05-08
Airworthiness date
1978-08-09
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A62F81
Mode S (octal)
51427601
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
428 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N498TH.
  • 1978-08-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N498TH

N498TH is a 1978 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A0611. The FAA register lists Interstellar Vc LLC as the registrant in New York, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 127 knots and a range of about 428 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated August 9, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N498TH.

Cruise
127 kt
Range
428 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
880 ft
Landing over 50 ft
380 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah 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 N498TH.

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.