Single-engine piston

N59WM

1991 Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1991
Serial
10037
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hudson River Wings LLC (LLC)
Based
Montclair, NJ
Registration record

N59WM on the FAA register

Type
1991 Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger
Serial
10037
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Hudson River Wings LLC
Montclair, NJ
Certificate issued
2023-07-03
Airworthiness date
1991-04-25
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A79D0E
Mode S (octal)
51716416
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
686 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-15
    Accident at Fairfield, NJ; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-07-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N59WM.
  • 1991-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N59WM

N59WM is a 1991 Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger, serial number 10037. The FAA register lists Hudson River Wings LLC as the registrant in Montclair, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 3, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 686 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 25, 1991.

N59WM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
686 nm

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AG5B Tiger type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-01-15 Accident · Fairfield, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA26LA096
Reported aircraft: American General Acft AG5B
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during the landing approach in gusting wind conditions, resulting in an impact with trees prior to the runway.
NTSB report ↗
2000-06-17 Accident · Coleville, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX00LA232
Reported aircraft: Schleicher AS20 — a different aircraft that carried the N59WM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the tow plane pilot's inadequate airplane performance calculations.

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.