Single-engine piston

N8005W

1974 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
AA5-0562
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Moorhead, MN
Registration record

N8005W on the FAA register

Type
1974 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA: American AA-5)
Serial
AA5-0562
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Moorhead, MN
Certificate issued
2006-01-25
Airworthiness date
1995-04-10
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAE4F9
Mode S (octal)
52562371
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
128 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N8005W to the current registrant.
  • 1995-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-02-06
    N8005W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 282066); cancelled.
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N8005W

N8005W is a 1974 Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler (FAA model AA-5), serial number AA5-0562. It is registered to an individual in Moorhead, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2006 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 128 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 10, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8005W. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
128 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
380 ft
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the Grumman/American General AA5 Traveler type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-17 Accident · Chippewa Falls, WI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI89LA137
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N8005W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE ENSUING ABORTED LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE WIND SOCK POLE.
1978-01-09 Accident · Amery,Wi, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0284
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8005W registration before this airframe.
1965-03-21 Accident · Wheeling Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0976
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8005W 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.