Single-engine piston

N5486L

1973 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
AA5-0386
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N5486L on the FAA register

Type
1973 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5)
Serial
AA5-0386
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2026-09-09
Airworthiness date
1973-07-13
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6F8D9
Mode S (octal)
51574331
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

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5486L.
  • 1973-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N5486L

N5486L is a 1973 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA model AA-5), serial number AA5-0386. It is registered to co-owners in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

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 July 13, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5486L.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5486L.

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.