Single-engine piston

N74270

1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1975
Serial
AA5B-0178
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
R & D Bennett LLC (LLC)
Based
San Jose, CA
Registration record

N74270 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-0178
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
R & D Bennett LLC
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2006-06-09
Airworthiness date
1975-12-14
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A9FD5E
Mode S (octal)
52376536
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

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N74270 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-04-10
    Accident at San Jose, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1975-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1955-12-07
    N74270 previously assigned to a Bellanca 14-13 (s/n 1383); cancelled.
Overview

About N74270

N74270 is a 1975 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-0178. The FAA register lists R & D Bennett LLC as the registrant in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 (normal, utility), dated December 14, 1975.

N74270 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2004-04-10 Accident · San Jose, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX04LA184
Reported aircraft: Grumman American AA-5B
Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with jet blast effects. Factors in the accident were the pilots' inadequate situational awareness of the potential for the jet blast encounter after hearing the Global Express airplane on the frequency call ready for taxi, and, the ground controller's failure to issue a safety advisory.

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.