Single-engine piston

N51012

1973 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
AA5-0495
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Better Connect Systems LLC (LLC)
Based
Manheim, PA
Registration record

N51012 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5)
Serial
AA5-0495
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Better Connect Systems LLC
Manheim, PA
Certificate issued
2024-02-03
Airworthiness date
1974-01-24
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A66405
Mode S (octal)
51462005
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
128 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N51012 to the current registrant.
  • 1974-01-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N51012

N51012 is a 1973 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA model AA-5), serial number AA5-0495. The FAA register lists Better Connect Systems LLC as the registrant in Manheim, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2024 and expires on February 28, 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 128 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 24, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51012. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
128 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
380 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-07-12 Accident · Platteville, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI88DEP06
Reported aircraft: Huntley Challenger II — a different aircraft that carried the N51012 registration before this airframe.

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.