Single-engine piston

N5877L

1972 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
AA5-0077
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flyboys Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sioux City, IA
Registration record

N5877L on the FAA register

Type
1972 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA: American AA-5)
Serial
AA5-0077
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Flyboys Aviation LLC
Sioux City, IA
Certificate issued
2024-10-11
Airworthiness date
1972-05-06
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A79341
Mode S (octal)
51711501
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N5877L.
  • 1976-06-28
    Accident at Reno,Nv, 28; damage: substantial.
  • 1972-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N5877L

N5877L is a 1972 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA model AA-5), serial number AA5-0077. The FAA register lists Flyboys Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sioux City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 11, 2024 and expires on October 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 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 May 6, 1972.

N5877L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1976-06-28 Accident · Reno,Nv, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1346
Reported aircraft: Grum Amer AA-5

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.