Single-engine piston

N74WB

1975 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
AA5A-0025
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Weatherford, TX
Registration record

N74WB on the FAA register

Type
1975 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A-0025
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Weatherford, TX
Certificate issued
2023-10-22
Airworthiness date
1975-09-30
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A9F227
Mode S (octal)
52371047
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
428 nm
Cruise (type)
127 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N74WB.
  • 1975-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N74WB

N74WB is a 1975 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A-0025. It is registered to an individual in Weatherford, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

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 127 knots and a range of about 428 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 30, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N74WB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
127 kt
Range
428 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
880 ft
Landing over 50 ft
380 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-02-29 Accident · Point Lookout, MO Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC84LA088
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N74WB 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.