Single-engine piston

N76GC

1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
AA5A-0107
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Arlington, WA
Registration record

N76GC on the FAA register

Type
1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A)
Serial
AA5A-0107
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Arlington, WA
Certificate issued
2011-04-01
Airworthiness date
1976-03-04
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AA3FC8
Mode S (octal)
52437710
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-20
    Accident at Metaline Falls, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N76GC to the current registrant.
  • 2008-03-10
    N76GC previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-6 (s/n 23116); cancelled.
  • 1994-07-19
    N76GC previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter (s/n 248); cancelled.
  • 1976-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N76GC

N76GC is a 1976 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah (FAA model AA-5A), serial number AA5A-0107. It is registered to co-owners in Arlington, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 2011 and expires on April 30, 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 March 4, 1976.

N76GC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve 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

2026-07-20 Accident · Metaline Falls, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR26LA272
Reported aircraft: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A
Probable cause: The pilot’s distracted attention on approach to landing on their failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his inability to stop the landing roll on the grass runway.,
NTSB report ↗
1986-06-18 Accident · Grand Canyon, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DCA86AA028A
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N76GC registration before this airframe.
1977-02-06 Accident · Las Vegas,Nv, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0441
Reported aircraft: Ford 5-AT-B — a different aircraft that carried the N76GC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN BRAKE LINE.

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.