Single-engine piston

N801X

1974 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
AA5B-0001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4K
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mississippi State University + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Starkville, MS
Registration record

N801X on the FAA register

Type
1974 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B)
Serial
AA5B-0001
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A4K
Registered owner
Mississippi State University + 1 co-owner
Starkville, MS
Certificate issued
2011-12-15
Airworthiness date
2019-03-28
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAE7A1
Mode S (octal)
52563641
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

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 2011-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N801X.
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N801X

N801X is a 1974 Grumman/American General AA5B Tiger (FAA model AA-5B), serial number AA5B-0001. The FAA register lists Mississippi State University + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Starkville, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A4K 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 March 28, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N801X.

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 N801X.

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.