Single-engine piston

N727TM

1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
AA5B1178
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Modesto Vapor Trails (Corporation)
Based
Modesto, CA
Registration record

N727TM on the FAA register

Type
1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Gulfstream AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B1178
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Modesto Vapor Trails
Modesto, CA
Certificate issued
2024-03-23
Airworthiness date
1979-05-18
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A9BF42
Mode S (octal)
52337502
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
686 nm
Cruise (type)
139 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N727TM.
  • 1979-05-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N727TM

N727TM is a 1979 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B1178. The FAA register lists Modesto Vapor Trails as the registrant in Modesto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 cruise speed of about 139 knots and a range of about 686 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated May 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N727TM.

Cruise
139 kt
Range
686 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
865 ft
Landing over 50 ft
410 ft
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger 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 N727TM.

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.