Single-engine piston

N5843L

1972 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
AA5-0043
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Maschek Scott + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Harker Heights, TX
Registration record

N5843L on the FAA register

Type
1972 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA: American AA-5)
Serial
AA5-0043
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Maschek Scott + 1 co-owner
Harker Heights, TX
Certificate issued
2025-03-05
Airworthiness date
1972-03-29
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A78790
Mode S (octal)
51703620
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5843L.
  • 1972-03-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N5843L

N5843L is a 1972 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA model AA-5), serial number AA5-0043. The FAA register lists Maschek Scott + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Harker Heights, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 March 29, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5843L. 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

1970-06-03 Accident · Idaho Falls,Id, 12 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2320
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N5843L 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.